#8D2997#8D2997
#8D2997 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.186 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 41, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 57%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 73%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.6%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.90, 55.69, -39.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.90, 68.10, 324.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.03% 0.1502 -0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.03% 0.186 324) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3629, 9.4840, 30.1882) |
| Luminance | 0.0948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.12
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.77
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.18
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.25
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.02
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2997 #339729
analogous
#562997 #8D2997 #97296A
triadic
#8D2997 #978D29 #29978D
tetradic
#8D2997 #975629 #339729 #296A97
square
#8D2997 #975629 #339729 #296A97
split-complementary
#8D2997 #6A9729 #299756
monochromatic
#330F37 #601C67 #8D2997 #BA36C7 #CB65D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.25
#8D2997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#8D2997 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2997
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2997 | 1.00 | 7.25 | 2.90 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#024F9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D5B94
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#903C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 41, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.186 324.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26db6',
500: '#8d2997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2997; $custom-light: #b26db6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2997",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 41,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.545,
"s": 57.292,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48031,
"c": 0.18577,
"h": 324
},
"luminance": 0.09483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2997
secondary
#69BB61
accent
#E14755
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80