#8A5AA2#8A5AA2

#8A5AA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.120 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5AA2
RGB	rgb(138, 90, 162)
HSL	hsl(280, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 44%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 33.05, -31.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 45.54, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.0828 -0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.12 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6579, 15.3247, 36.0451)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5AA2 #72A25A

analogous

#665AA2 #8A5AA2 #A25A96

triadic

#8A5AA2 #A28A5A #5AA28A

tetradic

#8A5AA2 #A2665A #72A25A #5A96A2

square

#8A5AA2 #A2665A #72A25A #5A96A2

split-complementary

#8A5AA2 #96A25A #5AA266

monochromatic

#472E53 #68447B #8A5AA2 #A680B9 #C2A8CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#8A5AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#8A5AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5AA2

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5AA2	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596EA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 90, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.120 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8abe',
    500: '#8a5aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5aa2;
$custom-light: #ad8abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54862,
    "c": 0.11999,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5AA2

secondary

#A6BD9B

accent

#C56384

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5AA2

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

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