#8A2491#8A2491

#8A2491 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.185 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2491
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(296, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(296, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 75.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.42, 55.71, -37.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.42, 67.40, 325.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% 0.1519 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.185 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.2226, 8.7104, 27.6094)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2491 #2B9124

analogous

#532491 #8A2491 #912461

triadic

#8A2491 #918A24 #24918A

tetradic

#8A2491 #915324 #2B9124 #246191

square

#8A2491 #915324 #2B9124 #246191

split-complementary

#8A2491 #619124 #249153

monochromatic

#2D0C2F #5B1860 #8A2491 #B930C2 #CE59D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#8A2491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8A2491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2491

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2491	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B588E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.185 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab2',
    500: '#8a2491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2491;
$custom-light: #b06ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.147,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46761,
    "c": 0.18496,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2491

secondary

#5DBA56

accent

#E3444F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2491

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

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