#8A2591#8A2591

#8A2591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.184 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2591
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(296, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(296, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 55.37, -37.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 67.01, 325.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.1509 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.184 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.2533, 8.7718, 27.6196)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2591 #2C9125

analogous

#542591 #8A2591 #912562

triadic

#8A2591 #918A25 #25918A

tetradic

#8A2591 #915425 #2C9125 #256291

square

#8A2591 #915425 #2C9125 #256291

split-complementary

#8A2591 #629125 #259154

monochromatic

#2D0C2F #5C1960 #8A2591 #B831C2 #CD5BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#8A2591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#8A2591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2591

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2591	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#014C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C588E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3859

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.184 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bb2',
    500: '#8a2591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2591;
$custom-light: #b06bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.111,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46847,
    "c": 0.18387,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2591

secondary

#5EBA58

accent

#E3454F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2591

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

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