#8A1DAD#8A1DAD

#8A1DAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.215 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A1DAD
RGB	rgb(138, 29, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(285, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 83.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.56, 63.04, -53.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.56, 82.38, 319.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.1539 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.215 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4622, 9.2999, 40.3496)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A1DAD #40AD1D

analogous

#421DAD #8A1DAD #AD1D88

triadic

#8A1DAD #AD8A1D #1DAD8A

tetradic

#8A1DAD #AD421D #40AD1D #1D88AD

square

#8A1DAD #AD421D #40AD1D #1D88AD

split-complementary

#8A1DAD #88AD1D #1DAD42

monochromatic

#360B44 #601479 #8A1DAD #B12CDC #C460E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8A1DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8A1DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A1DAD

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A1DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A1DAD	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1759AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874167

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a1dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 29, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.215 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b169c6',
    500: '#8a1dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a1dad;
$custom-light: #b169c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a1dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.417,
    "s": 71.287,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48158,
    "c": 0.2148,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A1DAD

secondary

#77C95D

accent

#EE3A66

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A1DAD

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

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