#8D4591#8D4591

#8D4591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.140 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4591
RGB	rgb(141, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(297, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(297, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.16, 41.94, -28.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.16, 50.89, 325.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.115 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.14 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2231, 11.9642, 28.1320)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4591 #499145

analogous

#674591 #8D4591 #91456F

triadic

#8D4591 #918D45 #45918D

tetradic

#8D4591 #916745 #499145 #456F91

square

#8D4591 #916745 #499145 #456F91

split-complementary

#8D4591 #6F9145 #459167

monochromatic

#3C1E3E #653168 #8D4591 #AF60B3 #C489C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8D4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8D4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4591

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4591	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5B94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52648F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904E64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.140 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07cb1',
    500: '#8d4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4591;
$custom-light: #b07cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.842,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5102,
    "c": 0.13976,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4591

secondary

#82B280

accent

#CC5C62

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EEF5

border

#D0C9CF

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4591

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

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