#8D4599#8D4599

#8D4599 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.148 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D4599
RGB	rgb(141, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(291, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.56, 43.53, -33.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.56, 54.64, 322.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.116 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.148 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8618, 12.2197, 31.4959)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D4599 #519945

analogous

#634599 #8D4599 #99457B

triadic

#8D4599 #998D45 #45998D

tetradic

#8D4599 #996345 #519945 #457B99

square

#8D4599 #996345 #519945 #457B99

split-complementary

#8D4599 #7B9945 #459963

monochromatic

#3F1F45 #66326F #8D4599 #AC63B9 #C38DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8D4599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8D4599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D4599

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D4599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D4599	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d4599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.148 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07cb7',
    500: '#8d4599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d4599;
$custom-light: #b07cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d4599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51449,
    "c": 0.14777,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D4599

secondary

#8AB783

accent

#CE5A6B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D4599

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

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