#8A5C99#8A5C99

#8A5C99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.106 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5C99
RGB	rgb(138, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(285, 25%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 40%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 29.92, -25.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 39.58, 319.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.078 -0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.106 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0573, 15.3580, 32.0386)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5C99 #6B995C

analogous

#6B5C99 #8A5C99 #995C89

triadic

#8A5C99 #998A5C #5C998A

tetradic

#8A5C99 #996B5C #6B995C #5C8999

square

#8A5C99 #996B5C #6B995C #5C8999

split-complementary

#8A5C99 #89995C #5C996B

monochromatic

#452E4D #684573 #8A5C99 #A680B2 #C1A6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#8A5C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#8A5C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5C99

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5C99	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.106 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8bb7',
    500: '#8a5c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5c99;
$custom-light: #ad8bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.246,
    "s": 24.898,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5476,
    "c": 0.10564,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5C99

secondary

#A1B799

accent

#C1667D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5C99

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

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