#8A259F#8A259F
#8A259F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.196 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A259F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 37, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 62%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 77%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 76.7%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.42, 57.94, -44.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.42, 73.27, 322.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.76% 0.1499 -0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.76% 0.196 320) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4000, 9.2305, 33.6593) |
| Luminance | 0.0923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.76
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.60
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.73
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.04
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.27
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A259F #3A9F25
analogous
#4D259F #8A259F #9F2577
triadic
#8A259F #9F8A25 #259F8A
tetradic
#8A259F #9F4D25 #3A9F25 #25779F
square
#8A259F #9F4D25 #3A9F25 #25779F
split-complementary
#8A259F #779F25 #259F4D
monochromatic
#340E3C #5F196D #8A259F #B432CF #C664DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.38
#8A259F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#8A259F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A259F
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A259F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A259F | 1.00 | 7.38 | 2.85 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#31599C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A3E61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a259f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.196 320.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06bbc',
500: '#8a259f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a259f; $custom-light: #b06bbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a259f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 37,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.672,
"s": 62.245,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47758,
"c": 0.19569,
"h": 320
},
"luminance": 0.0923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A259F
secondary
#70C05F
accent
#E5425F
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81