#8A228D#8A228D

#8A228D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.184 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A228D
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 141)
HSL	hsl(298, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(298, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 75.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 55.68, -36.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 66.43, 326.95°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.1539 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.184 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8607, 8.4715, 25.9939)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A228D #258D22

analogous

#55228D #8A228D #8D225B

triadic

#8A228D #8D8A22 #228D8A

tetradic

#8A228D #8D5522 #258D22 #225B8D

square

#8A228D #8D5522 #258D22 #225B8D

split-complementary

#8A228D #5B8D22 #228D55

monochromatic

#290A2A #5A165C #8A228D #BA2EBE #D254D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#8A228D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#8A228D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A228D

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A228D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A228D	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#034A90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D578A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a228d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.184 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069af',
    500: '#8a228d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a228d;
$custom-light: #b069af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a228d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.318,
    "s": 61.143,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46345,
    "c": 0.18385,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A228D

secondary

#54B951

accent

#E44448

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A228D

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

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