#8D2497#8D2497

#8D2497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.191 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2497
RGB	rgb(141, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(295, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.29, 57.43, -40.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.29, 70.09, 325.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% 0.155 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.191 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2008, 9.1599, 30.1342)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2497 #2E9724

analogous

#542497 #8D2497 #972468

triadic

#8D2497 #978D24 #24978D

tetradic

#8D2497 #975424 #2E9724 #246897

square

#8D2497 #975424 #2E9724 #246897

split-complementary

#8D2497 #689724 #249754

monochromatic

#310C34 #5F1866 #8D2497 #BB30C8 #CE5DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#8D2497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#8D2497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2497

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2497	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90395C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.191 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bb6',
    500: '#8d2497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2497;
$custom-light: #b26bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.783,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47596,
    "c": 0.19128,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2497

secondary

#62BD5A

accent

#E54351

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2497

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

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