#8A2496#8A2496

#8A2496 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.189 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2496
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(294, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 76%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 56.61, -40.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 69.60, 324.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.08% 0.1516 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(47.08% 0.189 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6166, 8.8680, 29.6847)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2496 #309624

analogous

#512496 #8A2496 #962469

triadic

#8A2496 #968A24 #24968A

tetradic

#8A2496 #965124 #309624 #246996

square

#8A2496 #965124 #309624 #246996

split-complementary

#8A2496 #699624 #249651

monochromatic

#2F0C33 #5D1865 #8A2496 #B730C7 #CB5CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#8A2496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8A2496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2496

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2496	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C395C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.189 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab5',
    500: '#8a2496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2496;
$custom-light: #b06ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.684,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47079,
    "c": 0.18912,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2496

secondary

#64BD59

accent

#E44354

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2496

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

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