#8A2AA5#8A2AA5

#8A2AA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.196 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA5
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 74.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 57.32, -46.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 74.02, 320.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.6% 0.1446 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(48.6% 0.196 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0998, 9.7766, 36.5237)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA5 #45A52A

analogous

#4C2AA5 #8A2AA5 #A52A82

triadic

#8A2AA5 #A58A2A #2AA58A

tetradic

#8A2AA5 #A54C2A #45A52A #2A82A5

square

#8A2AA5 #A54C2A #45A52A #2A82A5

split-complementary

#8A2AA5 #82A52A #2AA54C

monochromatic

#381143 #611E74 #8A2AA5 #AE3ECE #C36FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8A2AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A2AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA5

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA5	1.00	7.11	2.96	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.196 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec0',
    500: '#8a2aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa5;
$custom-light: #b06ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.829,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48604,
    "c": 0.19555,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA5

secondary

#7DC169

accent

#E34568

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA5

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

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