#8A2197#8A2197

#8A2197 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.193 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2197
RGB	rgb(138, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(293, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.45, 57.77, -41.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.45, 71.16, 324.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.1542 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.193 323)
XYZ	xyz(16.6105, 8.7264, 30.0816)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2197 #2E9721

analogous

#4F2197 #8A2197 #972169

triadic

#8A2197 #978A21 #21978A

tetradic

#8A2197 #974F21 #2E9721 #216997

square

#8A2197 #974F21 #2E9721 #216997

split-complementary

#8A2197 #699721 #21974F

monochromatic

#2E0B33 #5C1665 #8A2197 #B82CC9 #CC58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#8A2197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8A2197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2197

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2197	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C385B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.193 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069b6',
    500: '#8a2197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2197;
$custom-light: #b069b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.39,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46903,
    "c": 0.19302,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.08725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2197

secondary

#61BE55

accent

#E74153

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2197

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

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