#8A16BF#8A16BF

#8A16BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.234 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A16BF
RGB	rgb(138, 22, 191)
HSL	hsl(281, 79%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(281, 88%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 88.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 68.19, -62.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 92.42, 317.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1534 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.234 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1703, 9.7392, 50.0974)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A16BF #4BBF16

analogous

#3516BF #8A16BF #BF16A0

triadic

#8A16BF #BF8A16 #16BF8A

tetradic

#8A16BF #BF3516 #4BBF16 #16A0BF

square

#8A16BF #BF3516 #4BBF16 #16A0BF

split-complementary

#8A16BF #A0BF16 #16BF35

monochromatic

#3B0951 #621088 #8A16BF #AC2CE7 #C262ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8A16BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A16BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A16BF

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A16BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A16BF	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a16bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 22, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.234 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b268d3',
    500: '#8a16bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a16bf;
$custom-light: #b268d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a16bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.183,
    "s": 79.343,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49155,
    "c": 0.23435,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A16BF

secondary

#83D15F

accent

#F6326F

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120714

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A16BF

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

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