#8A2AA1#8A2AA1

#8A2AA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.192 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA1
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 161)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 73.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 56.54, -44.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 72.17, 321.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.145 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.192 319)
XYZ	xyz(17.7414, 9.6333, 34.6362)
Luminance	0.0963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA1 #41A12A

analogous

#4E2AA1 #8A2AA1 #A12A7D

triadic

#8A2AA1 #A18A2A #2AA18A

tetradic

#8A2AA1 #A14E2A #41A12A #2A7DA1

square

#8A2AA1 #A14E2A #41A12A #2A7DA1

split-complementary

#8A2AA1 #7DA12A #2AA14E

monochromatic

#371140 #601D70 #8A2AA1 #B03CCC #C46DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#8A2AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A2AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA1

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA1	1.00	7.18	2.93	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325B9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.192 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dbd',
    500: '#8a2aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa1;
$custom-light: #b06dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.403,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48333,
    "c": 0.192,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.09632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA1

secondary

#78C067

accent

#E24664

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA1

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

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