#8B6097#8B6097

#8B6097 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.096 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6097
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 151)
HSL	hsl(287, 22%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(287, 36%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, 27.49, -23.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 35.99, 319.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.49% 0.0725 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.49% 0.096 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4155, 16.0896, 31.3023)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6097 #6C9760

analogous

#6F6097 #8B6097 #976087

triadic

#8B6097 #978B60 #60978B

tetradic

#8B6097 #976F60 #6C9760 #608797

square

#8B6097 #976F60 #6C9760 #608797

split-complementary

#8B6097 #879760 #60976F

monochromatic

#46304C #694872 #8B6097 #A784B1 #C2A9C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#8B6097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#8B6097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6097

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6097	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.096 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8eb5',
    500: '#8b6097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6097;
$custom-light: #ae8eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.909,
    "s": 22.267,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5549,
    "c": 0.09641,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6097

secondary

#A2B79C

accent

#BF697C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6097

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

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