#8A23B4#8A23B4

#8A23B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.216 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A23B4
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 180)
HSL	hsl(283, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 80.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 62.67, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 83.65, 318.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1482 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.216 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3190, 9.9013, 44.0646)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A23B4 #4DB423

analogous

#4223B4 #8A23B4 #B42395

triadic

#8A23B4 #B48A23 #23B48A

tetradic

#8A23B4 #B44223 #4DB423 #2395B4

square

#8A23B4 #B44223 #4DB423 #2395B4

split-complementary

#8A23B4 #95B423 #23B442

monochromatic

#3B0F4E #631981 #8A23B4 #AB3BD9 #C16EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A23B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A23B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A23B4

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A23B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A23B4	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C5BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a23b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.216 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bcb',
    500: '#8a23b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a23b4;
$custom-light: #b16bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a23b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.621,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49095,
    "c": 0.21573,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A23B4

secondary

#85C969

accent

#EA3D70

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A23B4

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

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