#8A2790#8A2790

#8A2790 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.181 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2790
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 144)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 54.48, -36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 65.75, 325.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.96% 0.149 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(46.96% 0.181 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2404, 8.8690, 27.2366)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2790 #2D9027

analogous

#552790 #8A2790 #902761

triadic

#8A2790 #908A27 #27908A

tetradic

#8A2790 #905527 #2D9027 #276190

square

#8A2790 #905527 #2D9027 #276190

split-complementary

#8A2790 #619027 #279055

monochromatic

#2E0D30 #5C1A60 #8A2790 #B834C0 #CD5ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#8A2790 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8A2790 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2790

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2790	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2790	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A4C93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D588D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3859

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2790;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.181 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6bb1',
    500: '#8a2790',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2790;
$custom-light: #af6bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2790",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.571,
    "s": 57.377,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46963,
    "c": 0.18076,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2790

secondary

#60B95A

accent

#E14750

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF5

border

#D0C7CF

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2790

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

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