#8A579B#8A579B

#8A579B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.117 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A579B
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 155)
HSL	hsl(285, 28%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(285, 44%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 43.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 33.22, -28.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 43.94, 319.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54% 0.0861 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.117 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8050, 14.5868, 32.7763)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A579B #689B57

analogous

#68579B #8A579B #9B578A

triadic

#8A579B #9B8A57 #579B8A

tetradic

#8A579B #9B6857 #689B57 #578A9B

square

#8A579B #9B6857 #689B57 #578A9B

split-complementary

#8A579B #8A9B57 #579B68

monochromatic

#442B4D #674174 #8A579B #A67BB5 #C0A2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#8A579B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8A579B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A579B

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A579B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A579B	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C679D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a579b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.117 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad88b8',
    500: '#8a579b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a579b;
$custom-light: #ad88b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a579b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 28.099,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53995,
    "c": 0.1171,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A579B

secondary

#9EB896

accent

#C4637C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A579B

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