#8A20A5#8A20A5

#8A20A5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.206 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A20A5
RGB	rgb(138, 32, 165)
HSL	hsl(288, 68%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(288, 81%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 80.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 60.66, -48.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 77.79, 321.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% 0.1533 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.206 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7883, 9.1538, 36.4199)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A20A5 #3BA520

analogous

#4820A5 #8A20A5 #A5207D

triadic

#8A20A5 #A58A20 #20A58A

tetradic

#8A20A5 #A54820 #3BA520 #207DA5

square

#8A20A5 #A54820 #3BA520 #207DA5

split-complementary

#8A20A5 #7DA520 #20A548

monochromatic

#340C3E #5F1672 #8A20A5 #B42CD6 #C65FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#8A20A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#8A20A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A20A5

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A20A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A20A5	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2758A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#893F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a20a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.206 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ac0',
    500: '#8a20a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a20a5;
$custom-light: #b06ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a20a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.82,
    "s": 67.513,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47784,
    "c": 0.2056,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A20A5

secondary

#71C55C

accent

#EA3D61

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A20A5

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

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