#8A20AD#8A20AD

#8A20AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.212 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A20AD
RGB	rgb(138, 32, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(285, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 81.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 62.19, -52.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 81.44, 319.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.36% 0.1518 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(48.36% 0.212 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5394, 9.4542, 40.3753)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A20AD #43AD20

analogous

#4320AD #8A20AD #AD208A

triadic

#8A20AD #AD8A20 #20AD8A

tetradic

#8A20AD #AD4320 #43AD20 #208AAD

square

#8A20AD #AD4320 #43AD20 #208AAD

split-complementary

#8A20AD #8AAD20 #20AD43

monochromatic

#380D46 #611679 #8A20AD #AF31D9 #C365E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8A20AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A20AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A20AD

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A20AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A20AD	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A59AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a20ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.212 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ac6',
    500: '#8a20ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a20ad;
$custom-light: #b16ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a20ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.106,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4836,
    "c": 0.21234,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A20AD

secondary

#7BC861

accent

#EC3C68

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A20AD

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

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