#8A2381#8A2381

#8A2381 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.173 H 331.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2381
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 129)
HSL	hsl(305, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(305, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 6.5%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 53.32, -29.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 61.03, 330.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% 0.1528 -0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.173 331.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.0447, 8.1915, 21.5534)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2381 #238A2C

analogous

#60238A #8A2381 #8A234E

triadic

#8A2381 #818A23 #23818A

tetradic

#8A2381 #8A6023 #238A2C #234E8A

square

#8A2381 #8A6023 #238A2C #234E8A

split-complementary

#8A2381 #4E8A23 #238A60

monochromatic

#280A26 #591753 #8A2381 #BB2FAF #D454C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#8A2381 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8A2381 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2381

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2381	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2381	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C4884

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44567E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#902F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2381;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.173 331.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af69a6',
    500: '#8a2381',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2381;
$custom-light: #af69a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2381",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.243,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45717,
    "c": 0.17326,
    "h": 331.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2381

secondary

#51B75A

accent

#E35345

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2381

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

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