#8A5A9A#8A5A9A

#8A5A9A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.110 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5A9A
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 154)
HSL	hsl(285, 26%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.4%, 41.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 31.29, -27.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 41.44, 319.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.0813 -0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.11 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9693, 15.0493, 32.4184)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5A9A #6A9A5A

analogous

#6A5A9A #8A5A9A #9A5A8A

triadic

#8A5A9A #9A8A5A #5A9A8A

tetradic

#8A5A9A #9A6A5A #6A9A5A #5A8A9A

square

#8A5A9A #9A6A5A #6A9A5A #5A8A9A

split-complementary

#8A5A9A #8A9A5A #5A9A6A

monochromatic

#452D4D #674373 #8A5A9A #A67EB3 #C1A4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8A5A9A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8A5A9A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5A9A

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5A9A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5A9A	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50699C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6E98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5a9a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.110 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ab8',
    500: '#8a5a9a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5a9a;
$custom-light: #ad8ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5a9a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 26.23,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54459,
    "c": 0.11049,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5A9A

secondary

#A0B898

accent

#C3657D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5A9A

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

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