#8A22A6#8A22A6

#8A22A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.205 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A22A6
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(287, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 79.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.56, 60.24, -48.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.56, 77.56, 320.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.1515 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.205 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.9352, 9.3013, 36.9196)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A22A6 #3EA622

analogous

#4822A6 #8A22A6 #A62280

triadic

#8A22A6 #A68A22 #22A68A

tetradic

#8A22A6 #A64822 #3EA622 #2280A6

square

#8A22A6 #A64822 #3EA622 #2280A6

split-complementary

#8A22A6 #80A622 #22A648

monochromatic

#360D40 #601873 #8A22A6 #B230D5 #C563DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8A22A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8A22A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A22A6

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A22A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A22A6	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2759A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894064

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a22a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.205 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ac1',
    500: '#8a22a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a22a6;
$custom-light: #b06ac1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a22a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 66,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48003,
    "c": 0.20462,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A22A6

secondary

#75C45F

accent

#E93F63

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A22A6

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

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