#8D2E9D#8D2E9D
#8D2E9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.185 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2E9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 46, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 55%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 71%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.94, 54.90, -41.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.94, 68.63, 323.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.89% 0.1448 -0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.89% 0.185 321.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0466, 10.0520, 32.8814) |
| Luminance | 0.1005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.77
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.35
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.50
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.14
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.36
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2E9D #3E9D2E
analogous
#552E9D #8D2E9D #9D2E76
triadic
#8D2E9D #9D8D2E #2E9D8D
tetradic
#8D2E9D #9D552E #3E9D2E #2E769D
square
#8D2E9D #9D552E #3E9D2E #2E769D
split-complementary
#8D2E9D #769D2E #2E9D55
monochromatic
#38123E #62206E #8D2E9D #B441C7 #C770D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.98
#8D2E9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#8D2E9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2E9D
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2E9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2E9D | 1.00 | 6.98 | 3.01 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0152A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C5D9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E4262
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2e9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 46, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.185 321.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b270ba',
500: '#8d2e9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2e9d; $custom-light: #b270ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2e9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 46,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.351,
"s": 54.68,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48889,
"c": 0.18499,
"h": 321.5
},
"luminance": 0.10051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2E9D
secondary
#76BD6A
accent
#DE4A5F
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81