#8A5E8E#8A5E8E

#8A5E8E is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.089 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5E8E
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 142)
HSL	hsl(295, 20%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(295, 34%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 33.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 26.43, -19.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 32.76, 323.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.072 -0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.089 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3659, 15.3623, 27.5310)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5E8E #628E5E

analogous

#725E8E #8A5E8E #8E5E7A

triadic

#8A5E8E #8E8A5E #5E8E8A

tetradic

#8A5E8E #8E725E #628E5E #5E7A8E

square

#8A5E8E #8E725E #628E5E #5E7A8E

split-complementary

#8A5E8E #7A8E5E #5E8E72

monochromatic

#422D44 #664669 #8A5E8E #A77FAA #C0A4C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#8A5E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#8A5E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5E8E

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5E8E	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)

#5A6A90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646F8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.089 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8caf',
    500: '#8a5e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5e8e;
$custom-light: #ad8caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295,
    "s": 20.339,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5461,
    "c": 0.08921,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5E8E

secondary

#99B197

accent

#BD6B72

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5E8E

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

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