#8A2991#8A2991

#8A2991 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.179 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2991
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 145)
HSL	hsl(296, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(296, 72%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 53.92, -36.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 65.35, 325.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% 0.1469 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.179 325)
XYZ	xyz(16.3846, 9.0345, 27.6634)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2991 #309129

analogous

#562991 #8A2991 #912964

triadic

#8A2991 #918A29 #29918A

tetradic

#8A2991 #915629 #309129 #296491

square

#8A2991 #915629 #309129 #296491

split-complementary

#8A2991 #649129 #299156

monochromatic

#2F0E32 #5D1C61 #8A2991 #B736C1 #CB62D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#8A2991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8A2991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2991

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2991	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D4D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E598E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3A5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.179 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6cb2',
    500: '#8a2991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2991;
$custom-light: #af6cb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.962,
    "s": 55.914,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47211,
    "c": 0.17924,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.09033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2991

secondary

#64B85D

accent

#DF4953

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2991

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

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