#8A2A9D#8A2A9D

#8A2A9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.188 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2A9D
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 157)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 73.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.92, 55.77, -42.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.92, 70.33, 322.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% 0.1453 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.188 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3943, 9.4944, 32.8081)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2A9D #3D9D2A

analogous

#512A9D #8A2A9D #9D2A77

triadic

#8A2A9D #9D8A2A #2A9D8A

tetradic

#8A2A9D #9D512A #3D9D2A #2A779D

square

#8A2A9D #9D512A #3D9D2A #2A779D

split-complementary

#8A2A9D #779D2A #2A9D51

monochromatic

#35103C #601D6D #8A2A9D #B23ACA #C56AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8A2A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A2A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2A9D

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2A9D	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.188 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dba',
    500: '#8a2a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2a9d;
$custom-light: #b06dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.087,
    "s": 57.789,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48069,
    "c": 0.18846,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2A9D

secondary

#74BE65

accent

#E14760

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2A9D

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

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