#8A24A8#8A24A8

#8A24A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.204 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A24A8
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 78.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.92, 59.99, -49.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.92, 77.76, 320.49°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% 0.1496 -0.1393)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.204 317)
XYZ	xyz(18.1789, 9.4930, 37.9129)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A24A8 #42A824

analogous

#4824A8 #8A24A8 #A82484

triadic

#8A24A8 #A88A24 #24A88A

tetradic

#8A24A8 #A84824 #42A824 #2484A8

square

#8A24A8 #A84824 #42A824 #2484A8

split-complementary

#8A24A8 #84A824 #24A848

monochromatic

#370E43 #611976 #8A24A8 #B035D4 #C468DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8A24A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A24A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A24A8

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A24A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A24A8	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265AA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884266

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a24a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.204 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bc3',
    500: '#8a24a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a24a8;
$custom-light: #b06bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a24a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.364,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48299,
    "c": 0.20443,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.09492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A24A8

secondary

#79C463

accent

#E84066

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A24A8

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

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