#8A2990#8A2990

#8A2990 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.178 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2990
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 144)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(297, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.2%, 71.5%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 53.73, -36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 64.91, 325.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.15% 0.1469 -0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(47.15% 0.178 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.3078, 9.0038, 27.2591)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2990 #2F9029

analogous

#572990 #8A2990 #902963

triadic

#8A2990 #908A29 #29908A

tetradic

#8A2990 #905729 #2F9029 #296390

square

#8A2990 #905729 #2F9029 #296390

split-complementary

#8A2990 #639029 #299057

monochromatic

#2F0E31 #5C1B60 #8A2990 #B837C0 #CC61D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#8A2990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8A2990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2990

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2990	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F4D93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E598D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3A5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.178 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6cb1',
    500: '#8a2990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2990;
$custom-light: #af6cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.505,
    "s": 55.676,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4715,
    "c": 0.17839,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2990

secondary

#62B85D

accent

#DF4952

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF5

border

#D0C7CF

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2990

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

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