#8A609F#8A609F

#8A609F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.106 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A609F
RGB	rgb(138, 96, 159)
HSL	hsl(280, 25%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 40%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 39.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, 28.92, -27.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 39.97, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.0731 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.106 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9211, 16.2726, 34.8330)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A609F #759F60

analogous

#6A609F #8A609F #9F6095

triadic

#8A609F #9F8A60 #609F8A

tetradic

#8A609F #9F6A60 #759F60 #60959F

square

#8A609F #9F6A60 #759F60 #60959F

split-complementary

#8A609F #959F60 #609F6A

monochromatic

#483253 #694979 #8A609F #A686B6 #C2ACCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#8A609F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#8A609F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A609F

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A609F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A609F	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556EA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F719D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#886978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a609f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 96, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.106 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ebb',
    500: '#8a609f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a609f;
$custom-light: #ad8ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a609f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 24.706,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5576,
    "c": 0.10555,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A609F

secondary

#A9BC9F

accent

#C16785

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A609F

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

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