#8A2699#8A2699
#8A2699 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.190 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2699 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 38, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 60%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 75%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 75.2%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.16, 56.47, -41.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.16, 70.16, 323.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.45% 0.1495 -0.1164) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.45% 0.19 322.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9235, 9.0904, 30.9940) |
| Luminance | 0.0909 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.20
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.95
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.16
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.26
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.71
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2699 #359926
analogous
#512699 #8A2699 #99266E
triadic
#8A2699 #998A26 #26998A
tetradic
#8A2699 #995126 #359926 #266E99
square
#8A2699 #995126 #359926 #266E99
split-complementary
#8A2699 #6E9926 #269951
monochromatic
#320E37 #5E1A68 #8A2699 #B632CA #C862D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.45
#8A2699 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#8A2699 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2699
7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2699 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2699 | 1.00 | 7.45 | 2.82 | 7.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004E9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#365996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C3C5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2699; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.190 322.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06bb8',
500: '#8a2699',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2699; $custom-light: #b06bb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2699",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 38,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.174,
"s": 60.209,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47445,
"c": 0.1895,
"h": 322.1
},
"luminance": 0.09089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2699
secondary
#6ABD5E
accent
#E34459
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80