#8A22AD#8A22AD

#8A22AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.211 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8A22AD
RGBrgb(138, 34, 173)
HSLhsl(285, 67%, 41%)
HSVhsv(285, 80%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(20.2%, 80.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LABlab(37.05, 61.59, -52.24)
CIE-LCHlch(37.05, 80.77, 319.70°)
OKLaboklab(48.51% 0.1503 -0.1475)
OKLCHoklch(48.51% 0.211 315.5)
XYZxyz(18.5949, 9.5652, 40.3938)
Luminance0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8A22AD #45AD22
analogous
#4422AD #8A22AD #AD228A
triadic
#8A22AD #AD8A22 #22AD8A
tetradic
#8A22AD #AD4422 #45AD22 #228AAD
square
#8A22AD #AD4422 #45AD22 #228AAD
split-complementary
#8A22AD #8AAD22 #22AD44
monochromatic
#380E47 #61187A #8A22AD #AE35D7 #C368E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21
#8A22AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91
#8A22AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A22AD
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8A22AD#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8A22AD1.007.212.917.21
#FFFFFF7.211.0021.001.00
#0000002.9121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.211.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C5AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#874368
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8a22ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.211 315.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc6',
    500: '#8a22ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8a22ad;
$custom-light: #b16bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8a22ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.892,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48505,
    "c": 0.21059,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8A22AD
secondary
#7DC764
accent
#EA3E69
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F6ECF8
border
#D0C7D1
text
#110713
muted
#807A82

Preview Lab

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#8A22AD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva