#8A5B83#8A5B83

#8A5B83 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.083 H 332.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5B83
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 131)
HSL	hsl(309, 21%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(309, 34%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 5.1%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 25.99, -14.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 29.76, 330.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.0737 -0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.083 332.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3188, 14.5249, 23.3070)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5B83 #5B8A62

analogous

#795B8A #8A5B83 #8A5B6C

triadic

#8A5B83 #838A5B #5B838A

tetradic

#8A5B83 #8A795B #5B8A62 #5B6C8A

square

#8A5B83 #8A795B #5B8A62 #5B6C8A

split-complementary

#8A5B83 #6C8A5B #5B8A79

monochromatic

#402A3D #654360 #8A5B83 #A87BA1 #C09FBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8A5B83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8A5B83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5B83

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5B83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5B83	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6685

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666D82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5b83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.083 332.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8aa7',
    500: '#8a5b83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5b83;
$custom-light: #ad8aa7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5b83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.936,
    "s": 20.524,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53595,
    "c": 0.08337,
    "h": 332.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5B83

secondary

#93AE97

accent

#BD776B

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C0F

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5B83

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

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