#8D3496#8D3496

#8D3496 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.171 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3496
RGB	rgb(141, 52, 150)
HSL	hsl(294, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 65%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 65.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 51.08, -36.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 62.60, 324.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1381 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.171 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7170, 10.3217, 29.9073)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3496 #3D9634

analogous

#5C3496 #8D3496 #96346E

triadic

#8D3496 #968D34 #34968D

tetradic

#8D3496 #965C34 #3D9634 #346E96

square

#8D3496 #965C34 #3D9634 #346E96

split-complementary

#8D3496 #6E9634 #34965C

monochromatic

#38143B #622469 #8D3496 #B448BF #C775CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8D3496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8D3496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3496

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3496	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445E93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 52, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.171 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172b5',
    500: '#8d3496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3496;
$custom-light: #b172b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.49,
    "s": 48.515,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.491,
    "c": 0.17082,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3496

secondary

#75B86E

accent

#D8505C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3496

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

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