#8A24A5#8A24A5

#8A24A5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.202 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A24A5
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 78.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.71, 59.41, -48.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.71, 76.38, 321.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.15 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.202 318)
XYZ	xyz(17.9027, 9.3825, 36.4580)
Luminance	0.0938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A24A5 #3FA524

analogous

#4A24A5 #8A24A5 #A52480

triadic

#8A24A5 #A58A24 #24A58A

tetradic

#8A24A5 #A54A24 #3FA524 #2480A5

square

#8A24A5 #A54A24 #3FA524 #2480A5

split-complementary

#8A24A5 #80A524 #24A54A

monochromatic

#360E41 #601973 #8A24A5 #B134D3 #C566DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#8A24A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#8A24A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A24A5

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A24A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A24A5	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A59A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894064

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a24a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.202 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bc0',
    500: '#8a24a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a24a5;
$custom-light: #b06bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a24a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.442,
    "s": 64.179,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48088,
    "c": 0.20185,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.09382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A24A5

secondary

#76C362

accent

#E74163

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A24A5

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

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