#8D3797#8D3797

#8D3797 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.167 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3797
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 47%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 64%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 49.93, -35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 61.53, 324.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1345 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.167 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9361, 10.6304, 30.3793)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3797 #419737

analogous

#5D3797 #8D3797 #973771

triadic

#8D3797 #978D37 #37978D

tetradic

#8D3797 #975D37 #419737 #377197

square

#8D3797 #975D37 #419737 #377197

split-complementary

#8D3797 #719737 #37975D

monochromatic

#39163D #63276A #8D3797 #B24DBE #C67ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8D3797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8D3797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3797

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3797	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24559A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455F94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.167 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174b6',
    500: '#8d3797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3797;
$custom-light: #b174b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.75,
    "s": 46.602,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49507,
    "c": 0.16749,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3797

secondary

#79B872

accent

#D6525F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3797

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

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