#8B5AA2#8B5AA2

#8B5AA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.120 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B5AA2
RGB	rgb(139, 90, 162)
HSL	hsl(281, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(281, 44%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 33.36, -31.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 45.63, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.0841 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.12 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8242, 15.4104, 36.0529)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B5AA2 #71A25A

analogous

#675AA2 #8B5AA2 #A25A95

triadic

#8B5AA2 #A28B5A #5AA28B

tetradic

#8B5AA2 #A2675A #71A25A #5A95A2

square

#8B5AA2 #A2675A #71A25A #5A95A2

split-complementary

#8B5AA2 #95A25A #5AA267

monochromatic

#472E53 #69447B #8B5AA2 #A780B9 #C2A8CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#8B5AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#8B5AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B5AA2

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B5AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B5AA2	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#896476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b5aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 90, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.120 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8abe',
    500: '#8b5aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b5aa2;
$custom-light: #ae8abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b5aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.833,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54975,
    "c": 0.12046,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B5AA2

secondary

#A6BD9B

accent

#C56382

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B5AA2

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

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