#8A228A#8A228A

#8A228A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.181 H 328.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A228A
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 138)
HSL	hsl(300, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(300, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 55.16, -34.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 65.15, 327.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.1539 -0.0961)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.181 328)
XYZ	xyz(15.6405, 8.3834, 24.8342)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A228A #228A22

analogous

#56228A #8A228A #8A2256

triadic

#8A228A #8A8A22 #228A8A

tetradic

#8A228A #8A5622 #228A22 #22568A

square

#8A228A #8A5622 #228A22 #22568A

split-complementary

#8A228A #568A22 #228A56

monochromatic

#280A28 #591659 #8A228A #BB2EBB #D452D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8A228A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A228A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A228A

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A228A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A228A	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B498D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5687

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a228a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.181 328.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069ac',
    500: '#8a228a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a228a;
$custom-light: #b069ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a228a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46161,
    "c": 0.18144,
    "h": 328
  },
  "luminance": 0.08382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A228A

secondary

#50B850

accent

#E44444

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A228A

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

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