#8D2C9E#8D2C9E
#8D2C9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.188 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2C9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 44, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 72%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 72.2%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.72, 55.86, -42.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.72, 69.97, 322.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.76% 0.1469 -0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.76% 0.188 321.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0560, 9.9337, 33.3074) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.02
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.06
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.44
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.20
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.27
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2C9E #3D9E2C
analogous
#542C9E #8D2C9E #9E2C76
triadic
#8D2C9E #9E8D2C #2C9E8D
tetradic
#8D2C9E #9E542C #3D9E2C #2C769E
square
#8D2C9E #9E542C #3D9E2C #2C769E
split-complementary
#8D2C9E #769E2C #2C9E54
monochromatic
#38113E #621F6E #8D2C9E #B43EC9 #C76ED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#8D2C9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8D2C9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2C9E
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2C9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2C9E | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#395C9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E4162
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2c9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 44, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.188 321.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26fbb',
500: '#8d2c9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2c9e; $custom-light: #b26fbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2c9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 44,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.053,
"s": 56.436,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48757,
"c": 0.1883,
"h": 321.3
},
"luminance": 0.09933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2C9E
secondary
#75BE68
accent
#E0485F
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81