#8A20A1#8A20A1

#8A20A1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.202 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A20A1
RGB	rgb(138, 32, 161)
HSL	hsl(289, 67%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(289, 80%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 80.1%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 59.91, -46.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 75.98, 322.05°)
OKLab	oklab(47.5% 0.1538 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(47.5% 0.202 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4299, 9.0104, 34.5324)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A20A1 #37A120

analogous

#4920A1 #8A20A1 #A12078

triadic

#8A20A1 #A18A20 #20A18A

tetradic

#8A20A1 #A14920 #37A120 #2078A1

square

#8A20A1 #A14920 #37A120 #2078A1

split-complementary

#8A20A1 #78A120 #20A149

monochromatic

#320C3B #5E166E #8A20A1 #B62AD4 #C85DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#8A20A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8A20A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A20A1

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A20A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A20A1	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B589E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A3D61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a20a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.202 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069bd',
    500: '#8a20a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a20a1;
$custom-light: #b069bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a20a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.302,
    "s": 66.839,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47504,
    "c": 0.20225,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A20A1

secondary

#6DC35A

accent

#EA3E5D

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A20A1

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

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