#8A57A2#8A57A2

#8A57A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.125 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A57A2
RGB	rgb(138, 87, 162)
HSL	hsl(281, 30%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 46%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 46.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 34.76, -32.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 47.51, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.0873 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.125 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4100, 14.8288, 35.9625)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A57A2 #6FA257

analogous

#6557A2 #8A57A2 #A25795

triadic

#8A57A2 #A28A57 #57A28A

tetradic

#8A57A2 #A26557 #6FA257 #5795A2

square

#8A57A2 #A26557 #6FA257 #5795A2

split-complementary

#8A57A2 #95A257 #57A265

monochromatic

#462C52 #68427A #8A57A2 #A67DB9 #C1A5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8A57A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8A57A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A57A2

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A57A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A57A2	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4869A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a57a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 87, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.125 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae88be',
    500: '#8a57a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a57a2;
$custom-light: #ae88be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a57a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.8,
    "s": 30.12,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54356,
    "c": 0.12531,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A57A2

secondary

#A4BC99

accent

#C66182

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A57A2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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