#8A5A97#8A5A97

#8A5A97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.107 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5A97
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 151)
HSL	hsl(287, 25%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 40%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 30.64, -25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 39.92, 320.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.0806 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.107 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7226, 14.9506, 31.1190)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5A97 #67975A

analogous

#6C5A97 #8A5A97 #975A86

triadic

#8A5A97 #978A5A #5A978A

tetradic

#8A5A97 #976C5A #67975A #5A8697

square

#8A5A97 #976C5A #67975A #5A8697

split-complementary

#8A5A97 #86975A #5A976C

monochromatic

#442C4A #674371 #8A5A97 #A67DB1 #C0A3C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#8A5A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#8A5A97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5A97

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5A97	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.107 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad89b6',
    500: '#8a5a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5a97;
$custom-light: #ad89b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.213,
    "s": 25.311,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54313,
    "c": 0.10699,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5A97

secondary

#9DB697

accent

#C2667A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5A97

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

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