#8A5E97#8A5E97

#8A5E97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.100 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5E97
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(286, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 38%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 28.33, -24.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 37.22, 319.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.0744 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.1 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0691, 15.6436, 31.2345)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5E97 #6B975E

analogous

#6D5E97 #8A5E97 #975E87

triadic

#8A5E97 #978A5E #5E978A

tetradic

#8A5E97 #976D5E #6B975E #5E8797

square

#8A5E97 #976D5E #6B975E #5E8797

split-complementary

#8A5E97 #87975E #5E976D

monochromatic

#452F4C #684771 #8A5E97 #A681B1 #C1A7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#8A5E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#8A5E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5E97

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5E97	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.100 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cb5',
    500: '#8a5e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5e97;
$custom-light: #ad8cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.316,
    "s": 23.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55019,
    "c": 0.09957,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5E97

secondary

#A1B79A

accent

#C0687C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5E97

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