#8A59A2#8A59A2

#8A59A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.122 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A59A2
RGB	rgb(138, 89, 162)
HSL	hsl(280, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 33.63, -31.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 46.20, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.69% 0.0843 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(54.69% 0.122 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5741, 15.1571, 36.0172)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A59A2 #71A259

analogous

#6659A2 #8A59A2 #A25996

triadic

#8A59A2 #A28A59 #59A28A

tetradic

#8A59A2 #A26659 #71A259 #5996A2

square

#8A59A2 #A26659 #71A259 #5996A2

split-complementary

#8A59A2 #96A259 #59A266

monochromatic

#472E53 #68437B #8A59A2 #A67FB9 #C2A7CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#8A59A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#8A59A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A59A2

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A59A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A59A2	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a59a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 89, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.122 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad89be',
    500: '#8a59a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a59a2;
$custom-light: #ad89be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a59a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.274,
    "s": 29.084,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54692,
    "c": 0.12177,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A59A2

secondary

#A6BC9A

accent

#C56283

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A59A2

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