#8A2780#8A2780

#8A2780 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.168 H 332.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2780
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 128)
HSL	hsl(306, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(306, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 7.2%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.83, 51.72, -28.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.83, 58.99, 331.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.1486 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.168 332.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.1031, 8.4140, 21.2465)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2780 #278A31

analogous

#63278A #8A2780 #8A274E

triadic

#8A2780 #808A27 #27808A

tetradic

#8A2780 #8A6327 #278A31 #274E8A

square

#8A2780 #8A6327 #278A31 #274E8A

split-complementary

#8A2780 #4E8A27 #278A63

monochromatic

#2B0C27 #5A1A54 #8A2780 #BA34AC #D15BC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#8A2780 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8A2780 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2780

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2780	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2780	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224983

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46577E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903150

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2780;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.168 332.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6ba5',
    500: '#8a2780',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2780;
$custom-light: #af6ba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2780",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.061,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46025,
    "c": 0.16773,
    "h": 332.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2780

secondary

#57B661

accent

#DF5849

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2780

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

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