#8A2899#8A2899

#8A2899 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.187 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2899
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.41, 55.76, -41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.41, 69.35, 323.51°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.1476 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.187 322)
XYZ	xyz(16.9892, 9.2217, 31.0159)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2899 #379928

analogous

#512899 #8A2899 #992870

triadic

#8A2899 #998A28 #28998A

tetradic

#8A2899 #995128 #379928 #287099

square

#8A2899 #995128 #379928 #287099

split-complementary

#8A2899 #709928 #289951

monochromatic

#320F38 #5E1B68 #8A2899 #B635CA #C865D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#8A2899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8A2899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2899

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2899	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3D5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.187 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cb8',
    500: '#8a2899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2899;
$custom-light: #b06cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.035,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47623,
    "c": 0.18727,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.09221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2899

secondary

#6DBD60

accent

#E2465B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2899

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

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