#8B748E#8B748E
#8B748E is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.047 H 322.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B748E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 116, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 10%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 18%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 18.3%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.76, 13.87, -10.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.76, 17.57, 322.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.95% 0.0376 -0.0289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.95% 0.047 322.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7747, 19.9331, 28.2863) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 2.26
Purple Grey
#866F85
ΔE00 2.51
Grey Purple
#826D8C
ΔE00 3.40
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 3.87
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 5.56
Purplish Grey
#7A687F
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B748E #778E74
analogous
#7E748E #8B748E #8E7484
triadic
#8B748E #8E8B74 #748E8B
tetradic
#8B748E #8E7E74 #778E74 #74848E
square
#8B748E #8E7E74 #778E74 #74848E
split-complementary
#8B748E #848E74 #748E7E
monochromatic
#493D4B #6A586D #8B748E #A796A9 #C3B8C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#8B748E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#8B748E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8B748E
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B748E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B748E | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#727A8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#777C8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C767D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b748e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 116, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.047 322.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad9caf',
500: '#8b748e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b748e; $custom-light: #ad9caf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b748e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 116,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.077,
"s": 10.317,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58949,
"c": 0.04748,
"h": 322.4
},
"luminance": 0.19933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B748E
secondary
#AAB5A9
accent
#B3757C
background
#FAF9FA
surface
#F4F2F4
border
#CECCCE
text
#100E10
muted
#7F7E7F