#8A6197#8A6197

#8A6197 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.094 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6197
RGB	rgb(138, 97, 151)
HSL	hsl(286, 22%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 36%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 35.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 26.58, -23.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 35.17, 319.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.0696 -0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.094 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3411, 16.1875, 31.3251)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6197 #6E9761

analogous

#6F6197 #8A6197 #976189

triadic

#8A6197 #978A61 #61978A

tetradic

#8A6197 #976F61 #6E9761 #618997

square

#8A6197 #976F61 #6E9761 #618997

split-complementary

#8A6197 #899761 #61976F

monochromatic

#46314C #684972 #8A6197 #A685B0 #C1AAC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#8A6197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8A6197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6197

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6197	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 97, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.094 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8eb5',
    500: '#8a6197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6197;
$custom-light: #ad8eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.556,
    "s": 21.774,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55561,
    "c": 0.09397,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6197

secondary

#A3B79D

accent

#BE697E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6197

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

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