#8A23A8#8A23A8

#8A23A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.205 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A23A8
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 79.2%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.81, 60.31, -49.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.81, 78.12, 320.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% 0.1504 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.205 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1491, 9.4333, 37.9030)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A23A8 #41A823

analogous

#4723A8 #8A23A8 #A82384

triadic

#8A23A8 #A88A23 #23A88A

tetradic

#8A23A8 #A84723 #41A823 #2384A8

square

#8A23A8 #A84723 #41A823 #2384A8

split-complementary

#8A23A8 #84A823 #23A847

monochromatic

#370E43 #601875 #8A23A8 #B034D5 #C466DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#8A23A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8A23A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A23A8

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A23A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A23A8	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2559A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884166

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a23a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.205 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bc3',
    500: '#8a23a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a23a8;
$custom-light: #b06bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a23a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.466,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48221,
    "c": 0.20538,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A23A8

secondary

#78C562

accent

#E83F65

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A23A8

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

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