#8B6099#8B6099

#8B6099 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.099 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B6099
RGB	rgb(139, 96, 153)
HSL	hsl(285, 23%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 37%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 37.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.18, 27.92, -24.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.18, 37.00, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.073 -0.0666)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.099 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5793, 16.1551, 32.1650)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B6099 #6E9960

analogous

#6F6099 #8B6099 #99608B

triadic

#8B6099 #998B60 #60998B

tetradic

#8B6099 #996F60 #6E9960 #608B99

square

#8B6099 #996F60 #6E9960 #608B99

split-complementary

#8B6099 #8B9960 #60996F

monochromatic

#47314E #694873 #8B6099 #A784B2 #C2AACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#8B6099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8B6099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B6099

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B6099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B6099	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b6099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 96, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.099 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae8eb7',
    500: '#8b6099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b6099;
$custom-light: #ae8eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b6099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.263,
    "s": 22.892,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55583,
    "c": 0.09878,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B6099

secondary

#A4B89D

accent

#BF687E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B6099

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

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