#8A6899#8A6899

#8A6899 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.083 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A6899
RGB	rgb(138, 104, 153)
HSL	hsl(282, 19%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 32%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 32%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.01, 22.91, -21.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.01, 31.38, 316.88°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.0591 -0.0587)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.083 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1804, 17.6042, 32.4130)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A6899 #779968

analogous

#716899 #8A6899 #99688F

triadic

#8A6899 #998A68 #68998A

tetradic

#8A6899 #997168 #779968 #688F99

square

#8A6899 #997168 #779968 #688F99

split-complementary

#8A6899 #8F9968 #689971

monochromatic

#483650 #694F75 #8A6899 #A68DB2 #C3B1CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8A6899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#8A6899 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A6899

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A6899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A6899	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61729B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a6899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 104, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.083 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad93b7',
    500: '#8a6899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a6899;
$custom-light: #ad93b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a6899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.633,
    "s": 19.368,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56951,
    "c": 0.08329,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A6899

secondary

#AAB9A3

accent

#BC6C84

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A6899

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

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