#8D5B99#8D5B99
#8D5B99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.109 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D5B99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 91, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 25%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 41%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.24, 31.46, -25.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.24, 40.63, 320.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.93% 0.0832 -0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.93% 0.109 319.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4746, 15.4454, 32.0335) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 4.16
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 4.65
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 4.89
Dusty Purple
#825F87
ΔE00 5.45
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D5B99 #67995B
analogous
#6E5B99 #8D5B99 #995B86
triadic
#8D5B99 #998D5B #5B998D
tetradic
#8D5B99 #996E5B #67995B #5B8699
square
#8D5B99 #996E5B #67995B #5B8699
split-complementary
#8D5B99 #86995B #5B996E
monochromatic
#462D4C #6A4473 #8D5B99 #A97FB3 #C2A5C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#8D5B99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#8D5B99 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D5B99
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D5B99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D5B99 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#526A9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F6F97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E6373
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d5b99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 91, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.109 319.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8ab7',
500: '#8d5b99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d5b99; $custom-light: #af8ab7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d5b99",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 91,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.387,
"s": 25.41,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54926,
"c": 0.10917,
"h": 319.7
},
"luminance": 0.15445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D5B99
secondary
#9EB798
accent
#C26678
background
#FAF8FB
surface
#F5F0F6
border
#CFCBD0
text
#100C11
muted
#7F7D80