#8B5397#8B5397

#8B5397 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.120 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5397
RGB	rgb(139, 83, 151)
HSL	hsl(289, 29%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(289, 45%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 45%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, 34.95, -27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 44.69, 321.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.0927 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.12 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3259, 13.9105, 30.9391)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5397 #5F9753

analogous

#695397 #8B5397 #975381

triadic

#8B5397 #978B53 #53978B

tetradic

#8B5397 #976953 #5F9753 #538197

square

#8B5397 #976953 #5F9753 #538197

split-complementary

#8B5397 #819753 #539769

monochromatic

#422848 #673D70 #8B5397 #A874B3 #C19CC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8B5397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8B5397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5397

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5397	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5C6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 83, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.120 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae85b6',
    500: '#8b5397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5397;
$custom-light: #ae85b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.412,
    "s": 29.06,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53244,
    "c": 0.12032,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5397

secondary

#97B690

accent

#C56274

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5397

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

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