#8D3396#8D3396

#8D3396 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.172 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3396
RGB	rgb(141, 51, 150)
HSL	hsl(295, 49%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(295, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 66%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 51.51, -36.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 63.10, 324.73°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.1393 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.172 324)
XYZ	xyz(17.6729, 10.2334, 29.8926)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3396 #3C9633

analogous

#5B3396 #8D3396 #96336E

triadic

#8D3396 #968D33 #33968D

tetradic

#8D3396 #965B33 #3C9633 #336E96

square

#8D3396 #965B33 #3C9633 #336E96

split-complementary

#8D3396 #6E9633 #33965B

monochromatic

#37143B #622368 #8D3396 #B546C0 #C774D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8D3396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8D3396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3396

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3396	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 51, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.172 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172b5',
    500: '#8d3396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3396;
$custom-light: #b172b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.545,
    "s": 49.254,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48988,
    "c": 0.17221,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.10232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3396

secondary

#74B86D

accent

#D94F5C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3396

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

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