#8A2AA0#8A2AA0

#8A2AA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.191 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA0
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(289, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.11, 56.35, -44.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.11, 71.71, 321.80°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.1451 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.191 319.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.6535, 9.5981, 34.1736)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA0 #40A02A

analogous

#4F2AA0 #8A2AA0 #A02A7B

triadic

#8A2AA0 #A08A2A #2AA08A

tetradic

#8A2AA0 #A04F2A #40A02A #2A7BA0

square

#8A2AA0 #A04F2A #40A02A #2A7BA0

split-complementary

#8A2AA0 #7BA02A #2AA04F

monochromatic

#36113F #601D70 #8A2AA0 #B13CCC #C46CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8A2AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A2AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA0

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA0	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.191 319.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dbd',
    500: '#8a2aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa0;
$custom-light: #b06dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.814,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48267,
    "c": 0.19111,
    "h": 319.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA0

secondary

#77BF67

accent

#E24663

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA0

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

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