#8A2A9F#8A2A9F
#8A2A9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.190 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2A9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 42, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 58%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 74%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 73.6%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.05, 56.16, -43.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.05, 71.25, 322.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.2% 0.1452 -0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.2% 0.19 319.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5664, 9.5633, 33.7148) |
| Luminance | 0.0956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.25
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.75
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.89
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.08
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.71
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2A9F #3F9F2A
analogous
#502A9F #8A2A9F #9F2A7A
triadic
#8A2A9F #9F8A2A #2A9F8A
tetradic
#8A2A9F #9F502A #3F9F2A #2A7A9F
square
#8A2A9F #9F502A #3F9F2A #2A7A9F
split-complementary
#8A2A9F #7A9F2A #2A9F50
monochromatic
#36103E #601D6F #8A2A9F #B13BCB #C56BD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.21
#8A2A9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#8A2A9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2A9F
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2A9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2A9F | 1.00 | 7.21 | 2.91 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#345A9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A4162
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2a9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.190 319.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06dbc',
500: '#8a2a9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2a9f; $custom-light: #b06dbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2a9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 42,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.231,
"s": 58.209,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.482,
"c": 0.19022,
"h": 319.7
},
"luminance": 0.09562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2A9F
secondary
#76BF66
accent
#E14662
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81