#8A5899#8A5899

#8A5899 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.113 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5899
RGB	rgb(138, 88, 153)
HSL	hsl(286, 27%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 42.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.20, 32.22, -27.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.20, 42.27, 319.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.0841 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.113 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7199, 14.6832, 31.9262)
Luminance	0.1468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5899 #679958

analogous

#6A5899 #8A5899 #995888

triadic

#8A5899 #998A58 #58998A

tetradic

#8A5899 #996A58 #679958 #588899

square

#8A5899 #996A58 #679958 #588899

split-complementary

#8A5899 #889958 #58996A

monochromatic

#442B4B #674272 #8A5899 #A67BB3 #C0A2C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#8A5899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#8A5899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5899

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5899	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 88, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.113 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad88b7',
    500: '#8a5899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5899;
$custom-light: #ad88b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.154,
    "s": 26.971,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54065,
    "c": 0.11297,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5899

secondary

#9DB796

accent

#C3647A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5899

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

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