#8A2979#8A2979

#8A2979 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.160 H 335.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2979
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 121)
HSL	hsl(311, 54%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(311, 70%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 12.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 49.82, -24.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 55.35, 334.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.85% 0.1456 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(45.85% 0.16 335.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7255, 8.3709, 18.9256)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2979 #298A3A

analogous

#6A298A #8A2979 #8A2949

triadic

#8A2979 #798A29 #29798A

tetradic

#8A2979 #8A6A29 #298A3A #29498A

square

#8A2979 #8A6A29 #298A3A #29498A

split-complementary

#8A2979 #498A29 #298A6A

monochromatic

#2C0D26 #5B1B50 #8A2979 #B937A2 #CF5EBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8A2979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#8A2979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2979

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2979	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A487B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5777

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#912F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.160 335.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6ba0',
    500: '#8a2979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2979;
$custom-light: #af6ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 310.515,
    "s": 54.19,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45846,
    "c": 0.15977,
    "h": 335.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2979

secondary

#5AB56A

accent

#DE644A

background

#FBF6F9

surface

#F6ECF2

border

#D0C7CC

text

#11070E

muted

#807A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2979

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

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