#8A2799#8A2799

#8A2799 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.188 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2799
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 56.12, -41.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 69.76, 323.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.1486 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.188 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9559, 9.1552, 31.0048)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2799 #369927

analogous

#512799 #8A2799 #99276F

triadic

#8A2799 #998A27 #27998A

tetradic

#8A2799 #995127 #369927 #276F99

square

#8A2799 #995127 #369927 #276F99

split-complementary

#8A2799 #6F9927 #279951

monochromatic

#320E37 #5E1B68 #8A2799 #B633CA #C863D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#8A2799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#8A2799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2799

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2799	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3D5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.188 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cb8',
    500: '#8a2799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2799;
$custom-light: #b06cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.105,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47533,
    "c": 0.1884,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2799

secondary

#6BBD5F

accent

#E3455A

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2799

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

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