#8A2498#8A2498

#8A2498 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.191 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2498
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(293, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 56.97, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 70.49, 323.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% 0.1515 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.191 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7790, 8.9330, 30.5401)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2498 #329824

analogous

#502498 #8A2498 #98246C

triadic

#8A2498 #988A24 #24988A

tetradic

#8A2498 #985024 #329824 #246C98

square

#8A2498 #985024 #329824 #246C98

split-complementary

#8A2498 #6C9824 #249850

monochromatic

#300D35 #5D1867 #8A2498 #B730C9 #CA5ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#8A2498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8A2498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2498

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2498	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.191 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab7',
    500: '#8a2498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2498;
$custom-light: #b06ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.759,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47209,
    "c": 0.1908,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2498

secondary

#66BE5A

accent

#E54357

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2498

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

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