#8A2499#8A2499

#8A2499 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.192 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2499
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(292, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(292, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 57.16, -42.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 70.94, 323.68°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% 0.1514 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.192 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8613, 8.9659, 30.9733)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2499 #339924

analogous

#502499 #8A2499 #99246D

triadic

#8A2499 #998A24 #24998A

tetradic

#8A2499 #995024 #339924 #246D99

square

#8A2499 #995024 #339924 #246D99

split-complementary

#8A2499 #6D9924 #249950

monochromatic

#310D36 #5D1867 #8A2499 #B730CB #C95ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#8A2499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8A2499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2499

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2499	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.192 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bb8',
    500: '#8a2499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2499;
$custom-light: #b06bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.308,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47275,
    "c": 0.19164,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2499

secondary

#67BE5B

accent

#E54358

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2499

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

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