#8A2599#8A2599

#8A2599 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.191 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2599
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(292, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(292, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, 56.82, -41.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 70.56, 323.64°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.1505 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.191 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8920, 9.0273, 30.9835)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2599 #349925

analogous

#502599 #8A2599 #99256E

triadic

#8A2599 #998A25 #25998A

tetradic

#8A2599 #995025 #349925 #256E99

square

#8A2599 #995025 #349925 #256E99

split-complementary

#8A2599 #6E9925 #259950

monochromatic

#310D36 #5E1968 #8A2599 #B631CA #C960D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#8A2599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8A2599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2599

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2599	1.00	7.49	2.81	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.191 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bb8',
    500: '#8a2599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2599;
$custom-light: #b06bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.241,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47359,
    "c": 0.19058,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2599

secondary

#69BE5C

accent

#E44458

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2599

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

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