#8A25B1#8A25B1

#8A25B1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.211 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A25B1
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 79.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 61.44, -53.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 81.55, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1472 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.211 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0773, 9.9014, 42.4927)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A25B1 #4CB125

analogous

#4425B1 #8A25B1 #B12592

triadic

#8A25B1 #B18A25 #25B18A

tetradic

#8A25B1 #B14425 #4CB125 #2592B1

square

#8A25B1 #B14425 #4CB125 #2592B1

split-complementary

#8A25B1 #92B125 #25B144

monochromatic

#3B104C #631A7E #8A25B1 #AC3DD6 #C16FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A25B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A25B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A25B1

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A25B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A25B1	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a25b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.211 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc9',
    500: '#8a25b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a25b1;
$custom-light: #b16cc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a25b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.286,
    "s": 65.421,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49027,
    "c": 0.2113,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A25B1

secondary

#84C86A

accent

#E83F6E

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A25B1

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

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