#8A5F97#8A5F97

#8A5F97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.098 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5F97
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 151)
HSL	hsl(286, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 37%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 37.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 27.74, -23.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 36.54, 319.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.0728 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.098 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1586, 15.8226, 31.2643)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5F97 #6C975F

analogous

#6E5F97 #8A5F97 #975F88

triadic

#8A5F97 #978A5F #5F978A

tetradic

#8A5F97 #976E5F #6C975F #5F8897

square

#8A5F97 #976E5F #6C975F #5F8897

split-complementary

#8A5F97 #88975F #5F976E

monochromatic

#45304C #684771 #8A5F97 #A683B1 #C1A8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#8A5F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#8A5F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5F97

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5F97	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.098 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8db5',
    500: '#8a5f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5f97;
$custom-light: #ad8db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.071,
    "s": 22.764,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55199,
    "c": 0.09771,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5F97

secondary

#A2B79B

accent

#BF697D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5F97

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