#8A24AD#8A24AD

#8A24AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.209 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A24AD
RGB	rgb(138, 36, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 79.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 60.97, -51.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 80.06, 319.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% 0.1487 -0.1465)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.209 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6537, 9.6829, 40.4134)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A24AD #47AD24

analogous

#4624AD #8A24AD #AD248B

triadic

#8A24AD #AD8A24 #24AD8A

tetradic

#8A24AD #AD4624 #47AD24 #248BAD

square

#8A24AD #AD4624 #47AD24 #248BAD

split-complementary

#8A24AD #8BAD24 #24AD46

monochromatic

#390F48 #62197A #8A24AD #AE39D6 #C26BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#8A24AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A24AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A24AD

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A24AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A24AD	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a24ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.209 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc6',
    500: '#8a24ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a24ad;
$custom-light: #b16bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a24ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.672,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48657,
    "c": 0.20875,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A24AD

secondary

#7FC666

accent

#E93F6B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A24AD

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

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