#8A6499#8A6499

#8A6499 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.091 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6499
RGB	rgb(138, 100, 153)
HSL	hsl(283, 21%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 35%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 34.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 25.26, -22.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 34.14, 317.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.0654 -0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.091 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7873, 16.8180, 32.2820)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6499 #739964

analogous

#706499 #8A6499 #99648E

triadic

#8A6499 #998A64 #64998A

tetradic

#8A6499 #997064 #739964 #648E99

square

#8A6499 #997064 #739964 #648E99

split-complementary

#8A6499 #8E9964 #649970

monochromatic

#47344F #694C74 #8A6499 #A689B2 #C2AECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#8A6499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#8A6499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6499

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6499	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 100, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.091 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad90b7',
    500: '#8a6499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6499;
$custom-light: #ad90b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.019,
    "s": 20.949,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56203,
    "c": 0.09078,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6499

secondary

#A7B9A0

accent

#BE6A82

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6499

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

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