#8A579D#8A579D

#8A579D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.119 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A579D
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 157)
HSL	hsl(284, 29%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(284, 45%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 44.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 33.66, -29.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 44.95, 318.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.0865 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.119 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9743, 14.6545, 33.6682)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A579D #6A9D57

analogous

#67579D #8A579D #9D578D

triadic

#8A579D #9D8A57 #579D8A

tetradic

#8A579D #9D6757 #6A9D57 #578D9D

square

#8A579D #9D6757 #6A9D57 #578D9D

split-complementary

#8A579D #8D9D57 #579D67

monochromatic

#452B4E #674176 #8A579D #A67BB6 #C1A3CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#8A579D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8A579D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A579D

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A579D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A579D	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B68A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a579d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.119 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad88ba',
    500: '#8a579d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a579d;
$custom-light: #ad88ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a579d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.714,
    "s": 28.689,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54097,
    "c": 0.11942,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A579D

secondary

#A0B996

accent

#C5637D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A579D

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