#8D2591#8D2591

#8D2591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.185 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D2591
RGB	rgb(141, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(298, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(298, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, 56.03, -36.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 67.10, 326.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.3% 0.1543 -0.1025)
OKLCH	oklch(47.3% 0.185 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7566, 9.0313, 27.6432)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D2591 #299125

analogous

#572591 #8D2591 #91255F

triadic

#8D2591 #918D25 #25918D

tetradic

#8D2591 #915725 #299125 #255F91

square

#8D2591 #915725 #299125 #255F91

split-complementary

#8D2591 #5F9125 #259157

monochromatic

#2E0C2F #5E1960 #8D2591 #BC31C2 #D15BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#8D2591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8D2591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D2591

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D2591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D2591	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#074C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F598E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d2591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.185 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bb2',
    500: '#8d2591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d2591;
$custom-light: #b26bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d2591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.778,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47304,
    "c": 0.18529,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D2591

secondary

#5BBA58

accent

#E3454B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D2591

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

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