#8A24AA#8A24AA

#8A24AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.206 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A24AA
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 78.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, 60.38, -50.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 78.68, 320.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.1493 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.206 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3667, 9.5681, 38.9018)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A24AA #44AA24

analogous

#4724AA #8A24AA #AA2487

triadic

#8A24AA #AA8A24 #24AA8A

tetradic

#8A24AA #AA4724 #44AA24 #2487AA

square

#8A24AA #AA4724 #44AA24 #2487AA

split-complementary

#8A24AA #87AA24 #24AA47

monochromatic

#380F45 #611977 #8A24AA #AF37D5 #C369DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8A24AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A24AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A24AA

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A24AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A24AA	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235AA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a24aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.206 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bc4',
    500: '#8a24aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a24aa;
$custom-light: #b06bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a24aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.672,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48441,
    "c": 0.20615,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A24AA

secondary

#7CC565

accent

#E84068

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A24AA

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

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