#8D3497#8D3497

#8D3497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.172 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3497
RGB	rgb(141, 52, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 51.27, -36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 63.05, 324.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1381 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.172 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.7979, 10.3541, 30.3332)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3497 #3E9734

analogous

#5B3497 #8D3497 #973470

triadic

#8D3497 #978D34 #34978D

tetradic

#8D3497 #975B34 #3E9734 #347097

square

#8D3497 #975B34 #3E9734 #347097

split-complementary

#8D3497 #709734 #34975B

monochromatic

#38153C #622469 #8D3497 #B448C0 #C776D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8D3497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8D3497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3497

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3497	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E549A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 52, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.172 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172b6',
    500: '#8d3497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3497;
$custom-light: #b172b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.939,
    "s": 48.768,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4916,
    "c": 0.17174,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3497

secondary

#76B86F

accent

#D84F5D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3497

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

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