#905E8A#905E8A

#905E8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.089 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#905E8A
RGB	rgb(144, 94, 138)
HSL	hsl(307, 21%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(307, 35%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.7%, 4.2%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 27.71, -16.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 32.03, 329.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.0782 -0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.089 331)
XYZ	xyz(20.0915, 15.7705, 26.0255)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#905E8A #5E9064

analogous

#7D5E90 #905E8A #905E71

triadic

#905E8A #8A905E #5E8A90

tetradic

#905E8A #907D5E #5E9064 #5E7190

square

#905E8A #907D5E #5E9064 #5E7190

split-complementary

#905E8A #71905E #5E907D

monochromatic

#462E43 #6B4667 #905E8A #AC7FA6 #C4A4C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#905E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#905E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #905E8A

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##905E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##905E8A	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6A8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94616E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #905e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 94, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.089 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18cac',
    500: '#905e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #905e8a;
$custom-light: #b18cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#905e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.2,
    "s": 21.008,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55128,
    "c": 0.08944,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.1577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#905E8A

secondary

#98B29B

accent

#BE746A

background

#FBF8FA

surface

#F6F0F4

border

#D0CBCE

text

#110C10

muted

#807D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #905E8A

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

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