#8D4497#8D4497

#8D4497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.147 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4497
RGB	rgb(141, 68, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(293, 55%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 55%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 43.64, -32.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 54.28, 323.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.2% 0.1172 -0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(51.2% 0.147 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6370, 12.0322, 30.6129)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4497 #4E9744

analogous

#634497 #8D4497 #974477

triadic

#8D4497 #978D44 #44978D

tetradic

#8D4497 #976344 #4E9744 #447797

square

#8D4497 #976344 #4E9744 #447797

split-complementary

#8D4497 #779744 #449763

monochromatic

#3E1E43 #66316D #8D4497 #AD61B8 #C38BCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8D4497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8D4497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4497

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4497	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4F67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 68, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.147 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07bb6',
    500: '#8d4497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4497;
$custom-light: #b07bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.771,
    "s": 37.9,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51198,
    "c": 0.14739,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4497

secondary

#87B681

accent

#CE5A68

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4497

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

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