#8A5C8A#8A5C8A

#8A5C8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.089 H 326.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5C8A
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 138)
HSL	hsl(300, 20%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(300, 33%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 26.78, -17.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 32.24, 326.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.0741 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.089 326.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8954, 14.8932, 25.9192)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5C8A #5C8A5C

analogous

#735C8A #8A5C8A #8A5C73

triadic

#8A5C8A #8A8A5C #5C8A8A

tetradic

#8A5C8A #8A735C #5C8A5C #5C738A

square

#8A5C8A #8A735C #5C8A5C #5C738A

split-complementary

#8A5C8A #738A5C #5C8A73

monochromatic

#412B41 #654465 #8A5C8A #A77CA7 #C0A0C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#8A5C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8A5C8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5C8A

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5C8A	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59688C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646E88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D606D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.089 326.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bac',
    500: '#8a5c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5c8a;
$custom-light: #ad8bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54073,
    "c": 0.08865,
    "h": 326.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5C8A

secondary

#94AE94

accent

#BD6B6B

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5C8A

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

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