#8A5C8F#8A5C8F

#8A5C8F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.094 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5C8F
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 143)
HSL	hsl(294, 22%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(294, 36%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.5%, 35.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 27.80, -20.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 34.62, 323.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.0755 -0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.094 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2658, 15.0414, 27.8697)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5C8F #618F5C

analogous

#705C8F #8A5C8F #8F5C7A

triadic

#8A5C8F #8F8A5C #5C8F8A

tetradic

#8A5C8F #8F705C #618F5C #5C7A8F

square

#8A5C8F #8F705C #618F5C #5C7A8F

split-complementary

#8A5C8F #7A8F5C #5C8F70

monochromatic

#422C45 #66446A #8A5C8F #A77DAB #C0A2C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#8A5C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#8A5C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5C8F

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5C8F	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576991

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626E8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C616F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.094 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bb0',
    500: '#8a5c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5c8f;
$custom-light: #ad8bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.118,
    "s": 21.702,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54294,
    "c": 0.09412,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5C8F

secondary

#98B195

accent

#BE6A72

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5C8F

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

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