#8A24A6#8A24A6

#8A24A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.203 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A24A6
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 78.3%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.78, 59.61, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.78, 76.84, 320.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.1499 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.203 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9941, 9.4190, 36.9392)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A24A6 #40A624

analogous

#4924A6 #8A24A6 #A62481

triadic

#8A24A6 #A68A24 #24A68A

tetradic

#8A24A6 #A64924 #40A624 #2481A6

square

#8A24A6 #A64924 #40A624 #2481A6

split-complementary

#8A24A6 #81A624 #24A649

monochromatic

#360E41 #601974 #8A24A6 #B134D3 #C466DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#8A24A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#8A24A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A24A6

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A24A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A24A6	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285AA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a24a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.203 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bc1',
    500: '#8a24a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a24a6;
$custom-light: #b06bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a24a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.077,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48158,
    "c": 0.20271,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A24A6

secondary

#77C462

accent

#E74064

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A24A6

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

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