#8A5D97#8A5D97

#8A5D97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.101 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5D97
RGB	rgb(138, 93, 151)
HSL	hsl(287, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(287, 38%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 38.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 28.91, -24.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 37.90, 319.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.0759 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.101 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9807, 15.4669, 31.2050)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5D97 #6A975D

analogous

#6D5D97 #8A5D97 #975D87

triadic

#8A5D97 #978A5D #5D978A

tetradic

#8A5D97 #976D5D #6A975D #5D8797

square

#8A5D97 #976D5D #6A975D #5D8797

split-complementary

#8A5D97 #87975D #5D976D

monochromatic

#452E4B #674671 #8A5D97 #A680B1 #C1A6C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8A5D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#8A5D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5D97

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5D97	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606F95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 93, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.101 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cb5',
    500: '#8a5d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5d97;
$custom-light: #ad8cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.552,
    "s": 23.77,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54841,
    "c": 0.10144,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5D97

secondary

#A0B699

accent

#C0687B

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5D97

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

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