#8B4A84#8B4A84

#8B4A84 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.117 H 331.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4A84
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 132)
HSL	hsl(306, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(306, 47%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 5%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 36.16, -20.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 41.68, 330.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.87% 0.1026 -0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(50.87% 0.117 331.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2609, 12.0534, 23.2427)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4A84 #4A8B51

analogous

#724A8B #8B4A84 #8B4A64

triadic

#8B4A84 #848B4A #4A848B

tetradic

#8B4A84 #8B724A #4A8B51 #4A648B

square

#8B4A84 #8B724A #4A8B51 #4A648B

split-complementary

#8B4A84 #648B4A #4A8B72

monochromatic

#3B1F38 #63355E #8B4A84 #AD65A5 #C28DBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8B4A84 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8B4A84 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4A84

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4A84	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4A84	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485C86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6582

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4a84;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.117 331.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae7fa8',
    500: '#8b4a84',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4a84;
$custom-light: #ae7fa8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4a84",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.462,
    "s": 30.516,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5087,
    "c": 0.11706,
    "h": 331.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4A84

secondary

#82AE87

accent

#C76C61

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EEF4

border

#CFC9CE

text

#100A0F

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4A84

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

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