#8A5E91#8A5E91

#8A5E91 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.093 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5E91
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 145)
HSL	hsl(292, 21%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(292, 35%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 27.05, -20.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 34.22, 322.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.0728 -0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.093 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5942, 15.4536, 28.7333)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5E91 #65915E

analogous

#715E91 #8A5E91 #915E7F

triadic

#8A5E91 #918A5E #5E918A

tetradic

#8A5E91 #91715E #65915E #5E7F91

square

#8A5E91 #91715E #65915E #5E7F91

split-complementary

#8A5E91 #7F915E #5E9171

monochromatic

#432E47 #67466C #8A5E91 #A680AC #C0A5C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#8A5E91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#8A5E91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5E91

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5E91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5E91	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)

#586A93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636F8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5e91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.093 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cb1',
    500: '#8a5e91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5e91;
$custom-light: #ad8cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5e91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.765,
    "s": 21.339,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54744,
    "c": 0.0926,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5E91

secondary

#9CB398

accent

#BE6A75

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F5

border

#CECBCF

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5E91

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