#8A2A8F#8A2A8F
#8A2A8F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.176 H 325.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2A8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 42, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 55%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 71%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.5%, 70.6%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.07, 53.17, -35.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.07, 64.03, 326.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.19% 0.1459 -0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.19% 0.176 325.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2668, 9.0434, 26.8700) |
| Luminance | 0.0904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.69
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.82
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.15
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.80
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.32
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2A8F #2F8F2A
analogous
#582A8F #8A2A8F #8F2A62
triadic
#8A2A8F #8F8A2A #2A8F8A
tetradic
#8A2A8F #8F582A #2F8F2A #2A628F
square
#8A2A8F #8F582A #2F8F2A #2A628F
split-complementary
#8A2A8F #628F2A #2A8F58
monochromatic
#2F0E30 #5C1C60 #8A2A8F #B838BE #CC62D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.48
#8A2A8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#8A2A8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2A8F
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2A8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2A8F | 1.00 | 7.48 | 2.81 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#144D92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#40598C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D3A59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2a8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.176 325.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af6db0',
500: '#8a2a8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2a8f; $custom-light: #af6db0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2a8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 42,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.03,
"s": 54.595,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47186,
"c": 0.17632,
"h": 325.8
},
"luminance": 0.09042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2A8F
secondary
#62B75E
accent
#DE4A51
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF5
border
#D0C7CF
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F