#8A2697#8A2697
#8A2697 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.188 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2697 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 38, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 60%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 75%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 74.8%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.03, 56.10, -40.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.03, 69.26, 324.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.32% 0.1497 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.32% 0.188 322.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7597, 9.0249, 30.1314) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.39
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.74
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.91
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.14
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.49
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2697 #339726
analogous
#512697 #8A2697 #97266C
triadic
#8A2697 #978A26 #26978A
tetradic
#8A2697 #975126 #339726 #266C97
square
#8A2697 #975126 #339726 #266C97
split-complementary
#8A2697 #6C9726 #269751
monochromatic
#310D35 #5D1A66 #8A2697 #B732C8 #C960D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#8A2697 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8A2697 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2697
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2697 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2697 | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#385994
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C3B5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2697; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.188 322.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06bb6',
500: '#8a2697',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2697; $custom-light: #b06bb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2697",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 38,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.097,
"s": 59.788,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47315,
"c": 0.1878,
"h": 322.8
},
"luminance": 0.09024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2697
secondary
#67BC5C
accent
#E34557
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80