#8D5FA2#8D5FA2
#8D5FA2 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.112 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D5FA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 95, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 26%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 41%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 41.4%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.57, 31.11, -28.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.57, 42.51, 317.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.06% 0.079 -0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.06% 0.112 314.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5973, 16.4563, 36.2141) |
| Luminance | 0.1646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 4.51
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.63
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.88
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.01
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 6.24
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D5FA2 #74A25F
analogous
#6B5FA2 #8D5FA2 #A25F95
triadic
#8D5FA2 #A28D5F #5FA28D
tetradic
#8D5FA2 #A26B5F #74A25F #5F95A2
square
#8D5FA2 #A26B5F #74A25F #5F95A2
split-complementary
#8D5FA2 #95A25F #5FA26B
monochromatic
#4A3155 #6C487C #8D5FA2 #A986B8 #C4ACCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#8D5FA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#8D5FA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D5FA2
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D5FA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D5FA2 | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.29 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#536EA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F72A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C6879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d5fa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 95, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.112 314.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af8dbe',
500: '#8d5fa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d5fa2; $custom-light: #af8dbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d5fa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 95,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.194,
"s": 26.482,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56059,
"c": 0.11244,
"h": 314.7
},
"luminance": 0.16456
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D5FA2
secondary
#A9BD9F
accent
#C36582
background
#FAF8FB
surface
#F5F0F6
border
#CFCBD0
text
#100C12
muted
#7F7D81