#8A5992#8A5992

#8A5992 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.103 H 321.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5992
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 146)
HSL	hsl(292, 24%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(292, 39%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.5%, 39%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 30.16, -23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 38.12, 322.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.081 -0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.103 321.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2413, 14.6240, 28.9977)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5992 #619259

analogous

#6D5992 #8A5992 #92597D

triadic

#8A5992 #928A59 #59928A

tetradic

#8A5992 #926D59 #619259 #597D92

square

#8A5992 #926D59 #619259 #597D92

split-complementary

#8A5992 #7D9259 #59926D

monochromatic

#422B46 #66426C #8A5992 #A77AAE #C0A0C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#8A5992 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8A5992 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5992

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5992	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5992	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526794

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6D90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5992;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.103 321.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad89b2',
    500: '#8a5992',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5992;
$custom-light: #ad89b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5992",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.579,
    "s": 24.255,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53901,
    "c": 0.10313,
    "h": 321.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5992

secondary

#98B394

accent

#C16774

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F5

border

#CECBCF

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5992

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

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