#8A2AA2#8A2AA2

#8A2AA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.193 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA2
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 162)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 56.74, -45.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 72.63, 321.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% 0.1449 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.193 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.8299, 9.6687, 35.1025)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA2 #42A22A

analogous

#4E2AA2 #8A2AA2 #A22A7E

triadic

#8A2AA2 #A28A2A #2AA28A

tetradic

#8A2AA2 #A24E2A #42A22A #2A7EA2

square

#8A2AA2 #A24E2A #42A22A #2A7EA2

split-complementary

#8A2AA2 #7EA22A #2AA24E

monochromatic

#371141 #611D71 #8A2AA2 #B03DCD #C46DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8A2AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A2AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA2

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA2	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.193 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dbe',
    500: '#8a2aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa2;
$custom-light: #b06dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48401,
    "c": 0.19289,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA2

secondary

#79C068

accent

#E24665

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA2

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

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