#8A2598#8A2598
#8A2598 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.190 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2598 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 37, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 61%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 76%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.97, 56.63, -41.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.97, 70.11, 323.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.29% 0.1505 -0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.29% 0.19 322.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8097, 8.9944, 30.5504) |
| Luminance | 0.0899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.21
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.74
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.11
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.17
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.50
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2598 #339825
analogous
#512598 #8A2598 #98256C
triadic
#8A2598 #988A25 #25988A
tetradic
#8A2598 #985125 #339825 #256C98
square
#8A2598 #985125 #339825 #256C98
split-complementary
#8A2598 #6C9825 #259851
monochromatic
#310D36 #5D1967 #8A2598 #B731C9 #C95FD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#8A2598 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8A2598 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2598
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2598 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2598 | 1.00 | 7.50 | 2.80 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#375895
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C3B5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2598; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.190 322.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06bb7',
500: '#8a2598',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2598; $custom-light: #b06bb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2598",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 37,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.696,
"s": 60.847,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47294,
"c": 0.18974,
"h": 322.5
},
"luminance": 0.08993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2598
secondary
#67BD5C
accent
#E44457
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80