#8231A9#8231A9
#8231A9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.188 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8231A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(130, 49, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 55%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 71%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.1%, 71%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.49, 53.67, -49.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.49, 72.81, 317.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.49% 0.1269 -0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.49% 0.188 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4644, 9.8075, 38.5015) |
| Luminance | 0.0981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.72
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.40
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.60
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.23
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.49
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8231A9 #58A931
analogous
#4631A9 #8231A9 #A93194
triadic
#8231A9 #A98231 #31A982
tetradic
#8231A9 #A94631 #58A931 #3194A9
square
#8231A9 #A94631 #58A931 #3194A9
split-complementary
#8231A9 #94A931 #31A946
monochromatic
#39154A #5E237A #8231A9 #A24CCB #BB7CD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.09
#8231A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.96
#8231A9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8231A9
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8231A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8231A9 | 1.00 | 7.09 | 2.96 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#245AA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E4B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8231a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 49, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.188 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aa70c3',
500: '#8231a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8231a9; $custom-light: #aa70c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8231a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 130,
"g": 49,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.5,
"s": 55.046,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48485,
"c": 0.18812,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.09807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8231A9
secondary
#8DC174
accent
#DE497A
background
#FAF7FC
surface
#F4EDF8
border
#CEC8D1
text
#100813
muted
#7F7B82