#8A2A97#8A2A97
#8A2A97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.183 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2A97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 42, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 56%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 72%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 72.2%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.55, 54.64, -39.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.55, 67.60, 323.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.68% 0.1457 -0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.68% 0.183 322.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8946, 9.2945, 30.1763) |
| Luminance | 0.0929 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.60
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.78
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.23
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.30
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.93
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2A97 #37972A
analogous
#532A97 #8A2A97 #972A6D
triadic
#8A2A97 #978A2A #2A978A
tetradic
#8A2A97 #97532A #37972A #2A6D97
square
#8A2A97 #97532A #37972A #2A6D97
split-complementary
#8A2A97 #6D972A #2A9753
monochromatic
#320F37 #5E1D67 #8A2A97 #B637C7 #C867D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.35
#8A2A97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#8A2A97 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2A97
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2A97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2A97 | 1.00 | 7.35 | 2.86 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004F9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A5A94
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C3D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2a97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.183 322.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06db6',
500: '#8a2a97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2a97; $custom-light: #b06db6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2a97",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 42,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.844,
"s": 56.477,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47682,
"c": 0.1832,
"h": 322.7
},
"luminance": 0.09294
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2A97
secondary
#6DBB62
accent
#E0485A
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80