#8A23AD#8A23AD

#8A23AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.210 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A23AD
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 79.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.16, 61.28, -52.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.16, 80.42, 319.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1495 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.21 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6239, 9.6232, 40.4035)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A23AD #46AD23

analogous

#4523AD #8A23AD #AD238B

triadic

#8A23AD #AD8A23 #23AD8A

tetradic

#8A23AD #AD4523 #46AD23 #238BAD

square

#8A23AD #AD4523 #46AD23 #238BAD

split-complementary

#8A23AD #8BAD23 #23AD45

monochromatic

#390E47 #61197A #8A23AD #AE37D6 #C36AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#8A23AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A23AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A23AD

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A23AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A23AD	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a23ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.210 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc6',
    500: '#8a23ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a23ad;
$custom-light: #b16bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a23ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.783,
    "s": 66.346,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4858,
    "c": 0.20968,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A23AD

secondary

#7EC765

accent

#E93F6A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A23AD

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

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