#8A22AE#8A22AE

#8A22AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.211 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A22AE
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.12, 61.79, -52.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.12, 81.23, 319.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1501 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.211 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6920, 9.6040, 40.9053)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A22AE #46AE22

analogous

#4422AE #8A22AE #AE228C

triadic

#8A22AE #AE8A22 #22AE8A

tetradic

#8A22AE #AE4422 #46AE22 #228CAE

square

#8A22AE #AE4422 #46AE22 #228CAE

split-complementary

#8A22AE #8CAE22 #22AE44

monochromatic

#390E48 #61187B #8A22AE #AE36D8 #C369E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8A22AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A22AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A22AE

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A22AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A22AE	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a22ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.211 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc7',
    500: '#8a22ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a22ae;
$custom-light: #b16bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a22ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.571,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48578,
    "c": 0.21144,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A22AE

secondary

#7EC764

accent

#EA3E6A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A22AE

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

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