#8A2999#8A2999

#8A2999 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.186 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2999
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(292, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.54, 55.39, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.54, 68.93, 323.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.1466 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.186 322)
XYZ	xyz(17.0233, 9.2900, 31.0273)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2999 #389929

analogous

#522999 #8A2999 #992970

triadic

#8A2999 #998A29 #29998A

tetradic

#8A2999 #995229 #389929 #297099

square

#8A2999 #995229 #389929 #297099

split-complementary

#8A2999 #709929 #299952

monochromatic

#330F38 #5E1C69 #8A2999 #B536C9 #C766D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#8A2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8A2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2999

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2999	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3E5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.186 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06db7',
    500: '#8a2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2999;
$custom-light: #b06db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.964,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47715,
    "c": 0.18612,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.09289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2999

secondary

#6EBC62

accent

#E1475B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2999

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

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