#8D5599#8D5599

#8D5599 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.120 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5599
RGB	rgb(141, 85, 153)
HSL	hsl(289, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(289, 44%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 34.87, -27.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 44.60, 321.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.91% 0.0925 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(53.91% 0.12 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.9821, 14.4603, 31.8694)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5599 #619955

analogous

#6B5599 #8D5599 #995583

triadic

#8D5599 #998D55 #55998D

tetradic

#8D5599 #996B55 #619955 #558399

square

#8D5599 #996B55 #619955 #558399

split-complementary

#8D5599 #839955 #55996B

monochromatic

#44294A #693F72 #8D5599 #A977B4 #C29FCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8D5599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8D5599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5599

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5599	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B669B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 85, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.120 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b086b7',
    500: '#8d5599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5599;
$custom-light: #b086b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.412,
    "s": 28.571,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53912,
    "c": 0.12009,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5599

secondary

#99B793

accent

#C56374

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5EFF6

border

#CFCAD0

text

#110B11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5599

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

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