#8D3199#8D3199

#8D3199 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.178 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3199
RGB	rgb(141, 49, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 51%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 68%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 52.92, -38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 65.42, 323.99°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.1416 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.178 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8320, 10.1603, 31.1527)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3199 #3D9931

analogous

#593199 #8D3199 #993171

triadic

#8D3199 #998D31 #31998D

tetradic

#8D3199 #995931 #3D9931 #317199

square

#8D3199 #995931 #3D9931 #317199

split-complementary

#8D3199 #719931 #319959

monochromatic

#38133C #62226B #8D3199 #B444C3 #C772D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8D3199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8D3199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3199

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3199	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#15539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 49, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.178 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b171b7',
    500: '#8d3199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3199;
$custom-light: #b171b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.077,
    "s": 51.485,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4895,
    "c": 0.1776,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3199

secondary

#75BA6C

accent

#DB4D5D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3199

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

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