#8D5CA3#8D5CA3

#8D5CA3 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.119 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5CA3
RGB	rgb(141, 92, 163)
HSL	hsl(281, 28%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 44%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.5%, 43.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 33.05, -30.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 45.02, 317.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.0838 -0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.119 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.4215, 15.9619, 36.5957)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5CA3 #72A35C

analogous

#695CA3 #8D5CA3 #A35C96

triadic

#8D5CA3 #A38D5C #5CA38D

tetradic

#8D5CA3 #A3695C #72A35C #5C96A3

square

#8D5CA3 #A3695C #72A35C #5C96A3

split-complementary

#8D5CA3 #96A35C #5CA369

monochromatic

#493055 #6B467C #8D5CA3 #A883B9 #C4AACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#8D5CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#8D5CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5CA3

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5CA3	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6CA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C71A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C6678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 92, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.119 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08bbe',
    500: '#8d5ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5ca3;
$custom-light: #b08bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.408,
    "s": 27.843,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55591,
    "c": 0.11903,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5CA3

secondary

#A7BD9D

accent

#C46482

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5F0F7

border

#CFCBD0

text

#110C12

muted

#807D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5CA3

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

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