#8A2495#8A2495

#8A2495 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.188 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2495
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 149)
HSL	hsl(294, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.4%, 75.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 56.43, -39.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 69.16, 324.68°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.1517 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.188 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.5364, 8.8360, 29.2625)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2495 #2F9524

analogous

#522495 #8A2495 #952468

triadic

#8A2495 #958A24 #24958A

tetradic

#8A2495 #955224 #2F9524 #246895

square

#8A2495 #955224 #2F9524 #246895

split-complementary

#8A2495 #689524 #249552

monochromatic

#2F0C32 #5C1864 #8A2495 #B830C6 #CC5CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#8A2495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8A2495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2495

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2495	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385892

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C395B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.188 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab5',
    500: '#8a2495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2495;
$custom-light: #b06ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.159,
    "s": 61.081,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47015,
    "c": 0.18829,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2495

secondary

#62BC59

accent

#E44453

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2495

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

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