#8A20EF#8A20EF

#8A20EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.270 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A20EF
RGB	rgb(138, 32, 239)
HSL	hsl(271, 87%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 87%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.3%, 86.6%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.26, 75.83, -82.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.26, 111.71, 312.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.1321 -0.2349)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.27 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.5737, 12.6679, 82.6897)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A20EF #85EF20

analogous

#2220EF #8A20EF #EF20EC

triadic

#8A20EF #EF8A20 #20EF8A

tetradic

#8A20EF #EF2220 #85EF20 #20ECEF

square

#8A20EF #EF2220 #85EF20 #20ECEF

split-complementary

#8A20EF #ECEF20 #20EF22

monochromatic

#4C0A8B #6B0EC4 #8A20EF #A859F3 #C692F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#8A20EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#8A20EF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A20EF

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A20EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A20EF	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71628F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a20ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 32, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.270 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66ef6',
    500: '#8a20ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a20ef;
$custom-light: #b66ef6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a20ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.725,
    "s": 86.611,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53771,
    "c": 0.26951,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A20EF

secondary

#B4E289

accent

#FD2B91

background

#FCF7FF

surface

#F8EDFF

border

#D1C8D7

text

#120817

muted

#817B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A20EF

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

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