#8D2499#8D2499

#8D2499 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.193 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2499
RGB	rgb(141, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(294, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.41, 57.79, -41.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.41, 70.97, 324.51°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% 0.1549 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.193 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3646, 9.2254, 30.9969)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2499 #309924

analogous

#532499 #8D2499 #99246B

triadic

#8D2499 #998D24 #24998D

tetradic

#8D2499 #995324 #309924 #246B99

square

#8D2499 #995324 #309924 #246B99

split-complementary

#8D2499 #6B9924 #249953

monochromatic

#320D36 #5F1867 #8D2499 #BB30CB #CD5ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#8D2499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8D2499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2499

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2499	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.193 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bb8',
    500: '#8d2499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2499;
$custom-light: #b26bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.846,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47725,
    "c": 0.19294,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2499

secondary

#65BE5B

accent

#E54353

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2499

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

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