#8A23BD#8A23BD

#8A23BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.224 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A23BD
RGB	rgb(138, 35, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 81.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 64.48, -59.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 87.83, 317.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1461 -0.1692)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.224 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2658, 10.2800, 49.0509)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A23BD #56BD23

analogous

#3D23BD #8A23BD #BD23A3

triadic

#8A23BD #BD8A23 #23BD8A

tetradic

#8A23BD #BD3D23 #56BD23 #23A3BD

square

#8A23BD #BD3D23 #56BD23 #23A3BD

split-complementary

#8A23BD #A3BD23 #23BD3D

monochromatic

#3F1056 #641989 #8A23BD #A941DC #C075E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8A23BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A23BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A23BD

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A23BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A23BD	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a23bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.224 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cd2',
    500: '#8a23bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a23bd;
$custom-light: #b26cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a23bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.13,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49779,
    "c": 0.22356,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A23BD

secondary

#8ECD6F

accent

#EC3C76

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A23BD

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

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