#8A2597#8A2597

#8A2597 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.189 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2597
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 75.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 56.45, -40.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 69.66, 324.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% 0.1506 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.189 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7282, 8.9618, 30.1208)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2597 #329725

analogous

#512597 #8A2597 #97256B

triadic

#8A2597 #978A25 #25978A

tetradic

#8A2597 #975125 #329725 #256B97

square

#8A2597 #975125 #329725 #256B97

split-complementary

#8A2597 #6B9725 #259751

monochromatic

#300D35 #5D1966 #8A2597 #B731C8 #CA5FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#8A2597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8A2597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2597

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2597	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)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3A5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.189 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bb6',
    500: '#8a2597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2597;
$custom-light: #b06bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.158,
    "s": 60.638,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47229,
    "c": 0.18889,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2597

secondary

#66BD5B

accent

#E44456

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2597

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

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