#8A2497#8A2497

#8A2497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.190 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2497
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 56.79, -41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 70.05, 324.17°)
OKLab	oklab(47.14% 0.1515 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(47.14% 0.19 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.6975, 8.9004, 30.1106)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2497 #319724

analogous

#512497 #8A2497 #97246B

triadic

#8A2497 #978A24 #24978A

tetradic

#8A2497 #975124 #319724 #246B97

square

#8A2497 #975124 #319724 #246B97

split-complementary

#8A2497 #6B9724 #249751

monochromatic

#300C34 #5D1866 #8A2497 #B730C8 #CA5DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#8A2497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#8A2497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2497

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2497	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3A5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.190 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab6',
    500: '#8a2497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2497;
$custom-light: #b06ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.217,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47144,
    "c": 0.18995,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2497

secondary

#65BD5A

accent

#E54355

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2497

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

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