#8D3799#8D3799

#8D3799 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.169 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D3799
RGB	rgb(141, 55, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.06, 50.32, -36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.06, 62.44, 323.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1345 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.169 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0999, 10.6960, 31.2420)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D3799 #439937

analogous

#5C3799 #8D3799 #993774

triadic

#8D3799 #998D37 #37998D

tetradic

#8D3799 #995C37 #439937 #377499

square

#8D3799 #995C37 #439937 #377499

split-complementary

#8D3799 #749937 #37995C

monochromatic

#3A173F #64276C #8D3799 #B14EBF #C57BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8D3799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8D3799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D3799

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D3799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D3799	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21569C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d3799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 55, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.169 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b174b7',
    500: '#8d3799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d3799;
$custom-light: #b174b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d3799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.653,
    "s": 47.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49625,
    "c": 0.16935,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D3799

secondary

#7CB973

accent

#D75161

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D3799

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

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