#8A599D#8A599D

#8A599D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.116 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A599D
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(283, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 43%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 32.52, -29.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 43.63, 318.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.0834 -0.0804)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.116 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1385, 14.9829, 33.7229)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A599D #6C9D59

analogous

#68599D #8A599D #9D598E

triadic

#8A599D #9D8A59 #599D8A

tetradic

#8A599D #9D6859 #6C9D59 #598E9D

square

#8A599D #9D6859 #6C9D59 #598E9D

split-complementary

#8A599D #8E9D59 #599D68

monochromatic

#452D4F #684376 #8A599D #A67EB6 #C1A5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8A599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8A599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A599D

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A599D	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D699F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.116 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad89ba',
    500: '#8a599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a599d;
$custom-light: #ad89ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.235,
    "s": 27.642,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54436,
    "c": 0.11584,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A599D

secondary

#A2BA98

accent

#C4647F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A599D

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

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