#8A5A8D#8A5A8D

#8A5A8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.096 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5A8D
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(296, 36%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 28.55, -20.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 35.02, 324.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.0782 -0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.096 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9446, 14.6394, 27.0219)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5A8D #5D8D5A

analogous

#715A8D #8A5A8D #8D5A76

triadic

#8A5A8D #8D8A5A #5A8D8A

tetradic

#8A5A8D #8D715A #5D8D5A #5A768D

square

#8A5A8D #8D715A #5D8D5A #5A768D

split-complementary

#8A5A8D #768D5A #5A8D71

monochromatic

#412A42 #654268 #8A5A8D #A77AAA #C09FC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#8A5A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#8A5A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5A8D

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5A8D	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55678F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.096 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad89ae',
    500: '#8a5a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5a8d;
$custom-light: #ad89ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.471,
    "s": 22.078,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53847,
    "c": 0.09571,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5A8D

secondary

#95B093

accent

#BF696E

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5A8D

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

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