#8A2D99#8A2D99

#8A2D99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.181 H 321.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2D99
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 153)
HSL	hsl(292, 55%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 70.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 53.85, -40.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 67.18, 323.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% 0.1425 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.181 321.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1688, 9.5809, 31.0758)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2D99 #3C992D

analogous

#542D99 #8A2D99 #992D72

triadic

#8A2D99 #998A2D #2D998A

tetradic

#8A2D99 #99542D #3C992D #2D7299

square

#8A2D99 #99542D #3C992D #2D7299

split-complementary

#8A2D99 #72992D #2D9954

monochromatic

#35113A #5F1F6A #8A2D99 #B33DC6 #C66CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8A2D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A2D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2D99

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2D99	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#04519C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4060

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.181 321.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6fb7',
    500: '#8a2d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2d99;
$custom-light: #af6fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.667,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48103,
    "c": 0.18131,
    "h": 321.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2D99

secondary

#73BB67

accent

#DE4A5E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2D99

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

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