#8A6799#8A6799

#8A6799 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.085 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6799
RGB	rgb(138, 103, 153)
HSL	hsl(282, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 33%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 32.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 23.50, -21.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 32.07, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.0607 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.085 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0804, 17.4041, 32.3796)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6799 #769967

analogous

#716799 #8A6799 #99678F

triadic

#8A6799 #998A67 #67998A

tetradic

#8A6799 #997167 #769967 #678F99

square

#8A6799 #997167 #769967 #678F99

split-complementary

#8A6799 #8F9967 #679971

monochromatic

#483650 #694E75 #8A6799 #A68CB2 #C2B0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#8A6799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#8A6799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6799

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6799	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60729B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 103, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.085 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad93b7',
    500: '#8a6799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6799;
$custom-light: #ad93b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 19.685,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56763,
    "c": 0.08517,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6799

secondary

#A9B9A3

accent

#BC6C84

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6799

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

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