#8A249D#8A249D

#8A249D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.195 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A249D
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 157)
HSL	hsl(291, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(291, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 77.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 57.90, -44.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 72.74, 322.75°)
OKLab	oklab(47.54% 0.151 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(47.54% 0.195 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.1972, 9.1003, 32.7424)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A249D #379D24

analogous

#4E249D #8A249D #9D2473

triadic

#8A249D #9D8A24 #249D8A

tetradic

#8A249D #9D4E24 #379D24 #24739D

square

#8A249D #9D4E24 #379D24 #24739D

split-complementary

#8A249D #739D24 #249D4E

monochromatic

#320D39 #5E196B #8A249D #B62FCF #C861DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#8A249D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8A249D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A249D

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A249D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A249D	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32599A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B3D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a249d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.195 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bba',
    500: '#8a249d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a249d;
$custom-light: #b06bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a249d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.579,
    "s": 62.694,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47541,
    "c": 0.19502,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A249D

secondary

#6DC05D

accent

#E6425C

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A249D

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

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