#8A5E99#8A5E99

#8A5E99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.102 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5E99
RGB	rgb(138, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(285, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 39%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 28.76, -25.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 38.23, 318.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.0748 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.102 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2329, 15.7091, 32.0972)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5E99 #6D995E

analogous

#6C5E99 #8A5E99 #995E8A

triadic

#8A5E99 #998A5E #5E998A

tetradic

#8A5E99 #996C5E #6D995E #5E8A99

square

#8A5E99 #996C5E #6D995E #5E8A99

split-complementary

#8A5E99 #8A995E #5E996C

monochromatic

#462F4D #684773 #8A5E99 #A682B2 #C1A8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#8A5E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#8A5E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5E99

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5E99	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.102 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8cb7',
    500: '#8a5e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5e99;
$custom-light: #ad8cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.746,
    "s": 23.887,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55114,
    "c": 0.10195,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5E99

secondary

#A2B89B

accent

#C0677E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5E99

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

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