#8A609D#8A609D

#8A609D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.103 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A609D
RGB	rgb(138, 96, 157)
HSL	hsl(281, 24%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 39%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 28.47, -26.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 38.93, 317.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.0727 -0.0731)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.103 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.7490, 16.2038, 33.9264)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A609D #739D60

analogous

#6B609D #8A609D #9D6092

triadic

#8A609D #9D8A60 #609D8A

tetradic

#8A609D #9D6B60 #739D60 #60929D

square

#8A609D #9D6B60 #739D60 #60929D

split-complementary

#8A609D #929D60 #609D6B

monochromatic

#473251 #694977 #8A609D #A685B5 #C2ABCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8A609D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8A609D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A609D

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A609D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A609D	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566E9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60719B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a609d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.103 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8eba',
    500: '#8a609d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a609d;
$custom-light: #ad8eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a609d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.311,
    "s": 24.111,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55663,
    "c": 0.10309,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A609D

secondary

#A7BA9E

accent

#C16783

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A609D

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

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