#8D3397#8D3397

#8D3397 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.173 H 323.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3397
RGB	rgb(141, 51, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 66.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 51.70, -36.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 63.55, 324.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.1393 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.173 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7537, 10.2657, 30.3185)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3397 #3D9733

analogous

#5B3397 #8D3397 #97336F

triadic

#8D3397 #978D33 #33978D

tetradic

#8D3397 #975B33 #3D9733 #336F97

square

#8D3397 #975B33 #3D9733 #336F97

split-complementary

#8D3397 #6F9733 #33975B

monochromatic

#38143C #622469 #8D3397 #B447C1 #C774D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8D3397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8D3397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3397

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3397	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 51, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.173 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172b6',
    500: '#8d3397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3397;
$custom-light: #b172b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294,
    "s": 49.505,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49048,
    "c": 0.17311,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3397

secondary

#75B86D

accent

#D94F5D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3397

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

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