#8D5E97#8D5E97

#8D5E97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.101 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D5E97
RGB	rgb(141, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(289, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(289, 38%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 29.31, -23.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 37.62, 321.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0781 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.101 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5724, 15.9031, 31.2581)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D5E97 #68975E

analogous

#705E97 #8D5E97 #975E84

triadic

#8D5E97 #978D5E #5E978D

tetradic

#8D5E97 #97705E #68975E #5E8497

square

#8D5E97 #97705E #68975E #5E8497

split-complementary

#8D5E97 #84975E #5E9770

monochromatic

#472F4C #6A4771 #8D5E97 #A881B1 #C2A7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#8D5E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#8D5E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D5E97

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D5E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D5E97	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d5e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.101 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8cb5',
    500: '#8d5e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d5e97;
$custom-light: #af8cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d5e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.474,
    "s": 23.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55356,
    "c": 0.10132,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D5E97

secondary

#9FB79A

accent

#C06877

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F5F0F6

border

#CFCBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D5E97

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

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