#8A6797#8A6797

#8A6797 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.083 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6797
RGB	rgb(138, 103, 151)
HSL	hsl(284, 19%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 32%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 31.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.68, 23.06, -20.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.68, 31.04, 317.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.67% 0.0602 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(56.67% 0.083 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9166, 17.3386, 31.5170)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6797 #749767

analogous

#726797 #8A6797 #97678C

triadic

#8A6797 #978A67 #67978A

tetradic

#8A6797 #977267 #749767 #678C97

square

#8A6797 #977267 #749767 #678C97

split-complementary

#8A6797 #8C9767 #679772

monochromatic

#47354E #694E73 #8A6797 #A68BB0 #C2B0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#8A6797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#8A6797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6797

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6797	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#607199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 103, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.083 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad93b5',
    500: '#8a6797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6797;
$custom-light: #ad93b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.75,
    "s": 18.898,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56674,
    "c": 0.08269,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6797

secondary

#A8B8A2

accent

#BC6C82

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6797

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

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