#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
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 80.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.05, 61.59, -52.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.05, 80.77, 319.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% 0.1503 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.211 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5949, 9.5652, 40.3938)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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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
##8A22AD	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #8A22AD

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

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