#8A5C8D#8A5C8D

#8A5C8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.092 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5C8D
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 141)
HSL	hsl(296, 21%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(296, 35%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 27.39, -19.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 33.65, 324.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.075 -0.0532)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.092 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1156, 14.9813, 27.0789)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5C8D #5F8D5C

analogous

#715C8D #8A5C8D #8D5C77

triadic

#8A5C8D #8D8A5C #5C8D8A

tetradic

#8A5C8D #8D715C #5F8D5C #5C778D

square

#8A5C8D #8D715C #5F8D5C #5C778D

split-complementary

#8A5C8D #778D5C #5C8D71

monochromatic

#422C43 #664468 #8A5C8D #A77CAA #C0A1C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#8A5C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#8A5C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5C8D

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5C8D	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58688F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C616E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.092 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bae',
    500: '#8a5c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5c8d;
$custom-light: #ad8bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.327,
    "s": 21.03,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54204,
    "c": 0.09191,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5C8D

secondary

#96B095

accent

#BE6A6F

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5C8D

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

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