#8A5B8D#8A5B8D

#8A5B8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.094 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5B8D
RGB	rgb(138, 91, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(296, 35%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 35.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 27.97, -19.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 34.34, 324.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.0766 -0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.094 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0296, 14.8092, 27.0502)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5B8D #5E8D5B

analogous

#715B8D #8A5B8D #8D5B77

triadic

#8A5B8D #8D8A5B #5B8D8A

tetradic

#8A5B8D #8D715B #5E8D5B #5B778D

square

#8A5B8D #8D715B #5E8D5B #5B778D

split-complementary

#8A5B8D #778D5B #5B8D71

monochromatic

#412B43 #664368 #8A5B8D #A77BAA #C0A0C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8A5B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8A5B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5B8D

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5B8D	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57688F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C606E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 91, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.094 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8aae',
    500: '#8a5b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5b8d;
$custom-light: #ad8aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.4,
    "s": 21.552,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54025,
    "c": 0.09381,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5B8D

secondary

#96B094

accent

#BE6A6F

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5B8D

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

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