#8A20BB#8A20BB
#8A20BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.224 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A20BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 32, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 71%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 83%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.2%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.89, 64.95, -59.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.89, 87.88, 317.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.42% 0.1487 -0.1679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.42% 0.224 311.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9657, 10.0247, 47.8873) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 3.36
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.88
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.94
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.92
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.46
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A20BB #51BB20
analogous
#3C20BB #8A20BB #BB209E
triadic
#8A20BB #BB8A20 #20BB8A
tetradic
#8A20BB #BB3C20 #51BB20 #209EBB
square
#8A20BB #BB3C20 #51BB20 #209EBB
split-complementary
#8A20BB #9EBB20 #20BB3C
monochromatic
#3D0E52 #631787 #8A20BB #AA3BDD #C16FE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#8A20BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#8A20BB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A20BB
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A20BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A20BB | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005BB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#844970
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a20bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.224 311.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26bd0',
500: '#8a20bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a20bb; $custom-light: #b26bd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a20bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 32,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.032,
"s": 70.776,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49415,
"c": 0.22427,
"h": 311.5
},
"luminance": 0.10024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A20BB
secondary
#89CD6A
accent
#EE3A73
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F6ECF9
border
#D0C7D2
text
#110714
muted
#807A82