#8A6097#8A6097

#8A6097 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.096 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6097
RGB	rgb(138, 96, 151)
HSL	hsl(286, 22%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 36%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 36.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 27.16, -23.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 35.85, 319.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.0712 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.096 318)
XYZ	xyz(20.2492, 16.0039, 31.2945)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6097 #6D9760

analogous

#6E6097 #8A6097 #976088

triadic

#8A6097 #978A60 #60978A

tetradic

#8A6097 #976E60 #6D9760 #608897

square

#8A6097 #976E60 #6D9760 #608897

split-complementary

#8A6097 #889760 #60976E

monochromatic

#46304C #684872 #8A6097 #A684B1 #C1A9C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#8A6097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#8A6097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6097

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6097	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.096 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8eb5',
    500: '#8a6097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6097;
$custom-light: #ad8eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.818,
    "s": 22.267,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55379,
    "c": 0.09584,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.16003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6097

secondary

#A2B79C

accent

#BF697D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6097

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →