#8D6496#8D6496

#8D6496 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.089 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D6496
RGB	rgb(141, 100, 150)
HSL	hsl(289, 20%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 33%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, 25.62, -20.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 33.03, 320.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.39% 0.0683 -0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(56.39% 0.089 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0460, 16.9796, 31.0170)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D6496 #6D9664

analogous

#746496 #8D6496 #966486

triadic

#8D6496 #968D64 #64968D

tetradic

#8D6496 #967464 #6D9664 #648696

square

#8D6496 #967464 #6D9664 #648696

split-complementary

#8D6496 #869664 #649674

monochromatic

#48334D #6A4C71 #8D6496 #A888AF #C3ACC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#8D6496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#8D6496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D6496

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D6496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D6496	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d6496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 100, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.089 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af90b5',
    500: '#8d6496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d6496;
$custom-light: #af90b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d6496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.2,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56393,
    "c": 0.08889,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D6496

secondary

#A3B79F

accent

#BD6B7A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D6496

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

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