#8D2496#8D2496

#8D2496 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.190 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2496
RGB	rgb(141, 36, 150)
HSL	hsl(295, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 76%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.23, 57.25, -39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.23, 69.65, 325.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.1551 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.19 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1200, 9.1276, 29.7083)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2496 #2D9624

analogous

#542496 #8D2496 #962466

triadic

#8D2496 #968D24 #24968D

tetradic

#8D2496 #965424 #2D9624 #246696

square

#8D2496 #965424 #2D9624 #246696

split-complementary

#8D2496 #669624 #249654

monochromatic

#300C33 #5F1865 #8D2496 #BB30C7 #CE5CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#8D2496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#8D2496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2496

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2496	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5993

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90395C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 36, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.190 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bb5',
    500: '#8d2496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2496;
$custom-light: #b26bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.263,
    "s": 61.29,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47533,
    "c": 0.19046,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2496

secondary

#61BD59

accent

#E44350

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2496

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

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