#8A5999#8A5999

#8A5999 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.111 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5999
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 153)
HSL	hsl(286, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(286, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 41.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 31.65, -27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 41.60, 319.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.0826 -0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.111 318)
XYZ	xyz(19.8026, 14.8485, 31.9537)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5999 #689959

analogous

#6A5999 #8A5999 #995988

triadic

#8A5999 #998A59 #59998A

tetradic

#8A5999 #996A59 #689959 #598899

square

#8A5999 #996A59 #689959 #598899

split-complementary

#8A5999 #889959 #59996A

monochromatic

#442C4C #674272 #8A5999 #A67CB3 #C0A3C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8A5999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8A5999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5999

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5999	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.111 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad89b7',
    500: '#8a5999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5999;
$custom-light: #ad89b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.938,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54237,
    "c": 0.11114,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.14848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5999

secondary

#9EB797

accent

#C3657B

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5999

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

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