#8A2596#8A2596

#8A2596 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.188 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2596
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 150)
HSL	hsl(294, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(294, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8%, 75.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 56.27, -40.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 69.22, 324.39°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.1507 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.188 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6473, 8.9294, 29.6950)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2596 #319625

analogous

#522596 #8A2596 #96256A

triadic

#8A2596 #968A25 #25968A

tetradic

#8A2596 #965225 #319625 #256A96

square

#8A2596 #965225 #319625 #256A96

split-complementary

#8A2596 #6A9625 #259652

monochromatic

#300D34 #5D1965 #8A2596 #B731C7 #CA5ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#8A2596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8A2596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2596

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2596	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3A5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.188 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bb5',
    500: '#8a2596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2596;
$custom-light: #b06bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.628,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47164,
    "c": 0.18805,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2596

secondary

#65BC5B

accent

#E44455

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2596

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

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