#8A579F#8A579F

#8A579F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.122 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A579F
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 159)
HSL	hsl(283, 29%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 45%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 45.3%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 34.10, -30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 45.97, 317.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.0868 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.122 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1465, 14.7234, 34.5748)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A579F #6C9F57

analogous

#66579F #8A579F #9F5790

triadic

#8A579F #9F8A57 #579F8A

tetradic

#8A579F #9F6657 #6C9F57 #57909F

square

#8A579F #9F6657 #6C9F57 #57909F

split-complementary

#8A579F #909F57 #579F66

monochromatic

#452C50 #684177 #8A579F #A67CB7 #C1A3CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8A579F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8A579F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A579F

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A579F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A579F	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A68A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a579f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.122 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad88bb',
    500: '#8a579f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a579f;
$custom-light: #ad88bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a579f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 29.268,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54199,
    "c": 0.12177,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14723
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A579F

secondary

#A2BB97

accent

#C6627F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A579F

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