#8A228C#8A228C

#8A228C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.183 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A228C
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 140)
HSL	hsl(299, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(299, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 75.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 55.50, -35.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 66.00, 327.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% 0.1539 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.183 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7866, 8.4419, 25.6038)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A228C #248C22

analogous

#55228C #8A228C #8C2259

triadic

#8A228C #8C8A22 #228C8A

tetradic

#8A228C #8C5522 #248C22 #22598C

square

#8A228C #8C5522 #248C22 #22598C

split-complementary

#8A228C #598C22 #228C55

monochromatic

#290A2A #59165B #8A228C #BB2EBD #D353D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#8A228C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#8A228C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A228C

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A228C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A228C	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#064A8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a228c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.183 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069ae',
    500: '#8a228c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a228c;
$custom-light: #b069ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a228c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.868,
    "s": 60.92,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46283,
    "c": 0.18304,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A228C

secondary

#53B951

accent

#E44447

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A228C

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

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