#8A6898#8A6898

#8A6898 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.082 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6898
RGB	rgb(138, 104, 152)
HSL	hsl(283, 19%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 32%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 31.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 22.69, -20.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 30.86, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.0589 -0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.082 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0982, 17.5713, 31.9798)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6898 #769868

analogous

#726898 #8A6898 #98688E

triadic

#8A6898 #988A68 #68988A

tetradic

#8A6898 #987268 #769868 #688E98

square

#8A6898 #987268 #769868 #688E98

split-complementary

#8A6898 #8E9868 #689872

monochromatic

#48364F #694F74 #8A6898 #A68CB1 #C2B1CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8A6898 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#8A6898 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6898

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6898	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6898	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61729A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A6E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6898;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 104, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.082 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad93b6',
    500: '#8a6898',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6898;
$custom-light: #ad93b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6898",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.5,
    "s": 18.898,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56907,
    "c": 0.08205,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6898

secondary

#A9B9A3

accent

#BC6C83

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6898

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

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