#8A2A9E#8A2A9E

#8A2A9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.189 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2A9E
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 158)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 73.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 55.97, -43.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 70.79, 322.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% 0.1453 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.189 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4800, 9.5287, 33.2596)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2A9E #3E9E2A

analogous

#502A9E #8A2A9E #9E2A78

triadic

#8A2A9E #9E8A2A #2A9E8A

tetradic

#8A2A9E #9E502A #3E9E2A #2A789E

square

#8A2A9E #9E502A #3E9E2A #2A789E

split-complementary

#8A2A9E #789E2A #2A9E50

monochromatic

#36103D #601D6E #8A2A9E #B23ACB #C56BD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8A2A9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A2A9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2A9E

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2A9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2A9E	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2a9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.189 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dbb',
    500: '#8a2a9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2a9e;
$custom-light: #b06dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2a9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.655,
    "s": 58,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48134,
    "c": 0.18934,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2A9E

secondary

#75BE66

accent

#E14761

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2A9E

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

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