#8A2AA3#8A2AA3

#8A2AA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.194 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA3
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 163)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 74.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.31, 56.93, -45.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.31, 73.09, 321.16°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% 0.1448 -0.1287)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.194 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9191, 9.7044, 35.5725)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA3 #43A32A

analogous

#4D2AA3 #8A2AA3 #A32A80

triadic

#8A2AA3 #A38A2A #2AA38A

tetradic

#8A2AA3 #A34D2A #43A32A #2A80A3

square

#8A2AA3 #A34D2A #43A32A #2A80A3

split-complementary

#8A2AA3 #80A32A #2AA34D

monochromatic

#381142 #611D72 #8A2AA3 #AF3DCD #C36EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#8A2AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A2AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA3

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA3	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.194 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ebf',
    500: '#8a2aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa3;
$custom-light: #b06ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.603,
    "s": 59.024,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48468,
    "c": 0.19378,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA3

secondary

#7BC068

accent

#E24666

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA3

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

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