#8A3597#8A3597

#8A3597 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.169 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3597
RGB	rgb(138, 53, 151)
HSL	hsl(292, 48%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(292, 65%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 50.08, -37.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 62.39, 323.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% 0.1333 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.169 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3397, 10.1848, 30.3247)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3597 #429735

analogous

#593597 #8A3597 #973573

triadic

#8A3597 #978A35 #35978A

tetradic

#8A3597 #975935 #429735 #357397

square

#8A3597 #975935 #429735 #357397

split-complementary

#8A3597 #739735 #359759

monochromatic

#37153C #61256A #8A3597 #B04ABF #C477CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8A3597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A3597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3597

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3597	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E549A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4561

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 53, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.169 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af73b6',
    500: '#8a3597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3597;
$custom-light: #af73b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.041,
    "s": 48.039,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48851,
    "c": 0.16882,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3597

secondary

#79B870

accent

#D85062

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3597

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

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