#8A23B0#8A23B0

#8A23B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.212 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A23B0
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 176)
HSL	hsl(284, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 80.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 61.87, -53.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 81.80, 319.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.149 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.212 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9174, 9.7406, 41.9495)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A23B0 #49B023

analogous

#4423B0 #8A23B0 #B02390

triadic

#8A23B0 #B08A23 #23B08A

tetradic

#8A23B0 #B04423 #49B023 #2390B0

square

#8A23B0 #B04423 #49B023 #2390B0

split-complementary

#8A23B0 #90B023 #23B044

monochromatic

#3A0F4A #62197D #8A23B0 #AD39D8 #C26CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8A23B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A23B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A23B0

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A23B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A23B0	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86456A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a23b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.212 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc8',
    500: '#8a23b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a23b0;
$custom-light: #b16bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a23b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.83,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48799,
    "c": 0.21227,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A23B0

secondary

#81C867

accent

#EA3E6C

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A23B0

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

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