#8A6497#8A6497

#8A6497 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.088 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6497
RGB	rgb(138, 100, 151)
HSL	hsl(285, 20%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 34%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.95, 24.82, -21.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.95, 33.11, 318.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.0649 -0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.088 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6235, 16.7525, 31.4193)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6497 #719764

analogous

#716497 #8A6497 #97648B

triadic

#8A6497 #978A64 #64978A

tetradic

#8A6497 #977164 #719764 #648B97

square

#8A6497 #977164 #719764 #648B97

split-complementary

#8A6497 #8B9764 #649771

monochromatic

#47334D #684C72 #8A6497 #A688B0 #C2ADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#8A6497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#8A6497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6497

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6497	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 100, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.088 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad90b5',
    500: '#8a6497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6497;
$custom-light: #ad90b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 20.319,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56113,
    "c": 0.08834,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6497

secondary

#A6B7A0

accent

#BD6B80

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6497

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

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