#8A25BE#8A25BE

#8A25BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.223 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A25BE
RGB	rgb(138, 37, 190)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 81%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 80.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 64.07, -59.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 87.60, 317.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.1444 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.223 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4352, 10.4446, 49.6447)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A25BE #59BE25

analogous

#3E25BE #8A25BE #BE25A6

triadic

#8A25BE #BE8A25 #25BE8A

tetradic

#8A25BE #BE3E25 #59BE25 #25A6BE

square

#8A25BE #BE3E25 #59BE25 #25A6BE

split-complementary

#8A25BE #A6BE25 #25BE3E

monochromatic

#401158 #651B8B #8A25BE #A845DB #C079E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8A25BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A25BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A25BE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A25BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A25BE	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a25be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.223 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dd3',
    500: '#8a25be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a25be;
$custom-light: #b26dd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a25be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.608,
    "s": 67.401,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50005,
    "c": 0.22273,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A25BE

secondary

#91CD72

accent

#EA3E78

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A25BE

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

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