#8A239A#8A239A
#8A239A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.194 H 321.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A239A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 77%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.4%, 77.3%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.87, 57.67, -42.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.87, 71.77, 323.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.26% 0.1522 -0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.26% 0.194 321.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9144, 8.9394, 31.4001) |
| Luminance | 0.0894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.87
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.78
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.27
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.52
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.56
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A239A #339A23
analogous
#4F239A #8A239A #9A236F
triadic
#8A239A #9A8A23 #239A8A
tetradic
#8A239A #9A4F23 #339A23 #236F9A
square
#8A239A #9A4F23 #339A23 #236F9A
split-complementary
#8A239A #6F9A23 #239A4F
monochromatic
#310C36 #5D1868 #8A239A #B72ECC #C95DDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.53
#8A239A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#8A239A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A239A
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A239A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A239A | 1.00 | 7.53 | 2.79 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#345897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B3B5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a239a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.194 321.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06ab8',
500: '#8a239a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a239a; $custom-light: #b06ab8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a239a",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.933,
"s": 62.963,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47259,
"c": 0.19351,
"h": 321.8
},
"luminance": 0.08938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A239A
secondary
#67BF5A
accent
#E64258
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80