#8A5F99#8A5F99

#8A5F99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.100 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A5F99
RGB	rgb(138, 95, 153)
HSL	hsl(284, 23%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(284, 38%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 28.18, -24.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 37.55, 318.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.0733 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.1 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3224, 15.8881, 32.1270)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A5F99 #6E995F

analogous

#6D5F99 #8A5F99 #995F8B

triadic

#8A5F99 #998A5F #5F998A

tetradic

#8A5F99 #996D5F #6E995F #5F8B99

square

#8A5F99 #996D5F #6E995F #5F8B99

split-complementary

#8A5F99 #8B995F #5F996D

monochromatic

#46304D #684873 #8A5F99 #A683B2 #C1A9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#8A5F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8A5F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A5F99

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A5F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A5F99	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#617097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a5f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 95, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.100 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8db7',
    500: '#8a5f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a5f99;
$custom-light: #ad8db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a5f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.483,
    "s": 23.387,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55293,
    "c": 0.1001,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A5F99

secondary

#A3B89C

accent

#C0687F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A5F99

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

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