#8A257D#8A257D

#8A257D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.168 H 333.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A257D
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 125)
HSL	hsl(308, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(308, 73%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 9.4%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 51.97, -27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 58.63, 332.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% 0.1505 -0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.168 333.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8446, 8.2083, 20.2006)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A257D #258A32

analogous

#65258A #8A257D #8A254B

triadic

#8A257D #7D8A25 #257D8A

tetradic

#8A257D #8A6525 #258A32 #254B8A

square

#8A257D #8A6525 #258A32 #254B8A

split-complementary

#8A257D #4B8A25 #258A65

monochromatic

#290B26 #5A1851 #8A257D #BA32A9 #D257C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#8A257D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8A257D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A257D

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A257D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A257D	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22487F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47567B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#902E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a257d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.168 333.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6aa3',
    500: '#8a257d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a257d;
$custom-light: #af6aa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a257d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.723,
    "s": 57.714,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45673,
    "c": 0.16784,
    "h": 333.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A257D

secondary

#54B761

accent

#E15B47

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF3

border

#D0C7CD

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A257D

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

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