#8A22B5#8A22B5

#8A22B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.217 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A22B5
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 181)
HSL	hsl(282, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(282, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 81.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.63, 63.17, -56.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.63, 84.46, 318.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1487 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.217 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3923, 9.8841, 44.5934)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A22B5 #4DB522

analogous

#4122B5 #8A22B5 #B52297

triadic

#8A22B5 #B58A22 #22B58A

tetradic

#8A22B5 #B54122 #4DB522 #2297B5

square

#8A22B5 #B54122 #4DB522 #2297B5

split-complementary

#8A22B5 #97B522 #22B541

monochromatic

#3B0F4E #631881 #8A22B5 #AB3ADA #C16EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A22B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A22B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A22B5

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A22B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A22B5	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#065BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a22b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.217 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bcc',
    500: '#8a22b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a22b5;
$custom-light: #b16bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a22b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.449,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49097,
    "c": 0.21747,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A22B5

secondary

#85CA69

accent

#EB3D70

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A22B5

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

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