#8A2AA6#8A2AA6

#8A2AA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.196 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA6
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 166)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, 57.52, -47.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 74.48, 320.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% 0.1445 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.196 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1911, 9.8132, 37.0049)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA6 #46A62A

analogous

#4C2AA6 #8A2AA6 #A62A84

triadic

#8A2AA6 #A68A2A #2AA68A

tetradic

#8A2AA6 #A64C2A #46A62A #2A84A6

square

#8A2AA6 #A64C2A #46A62A #2A84A6

split-complementary

#8A2AA6 #84A62A #2AA64C

monochromatic

#391144 #611E75 #8A2AA6 #AE3FCE #C370DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8A2AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A2AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA6

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA6	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.196 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec1',
    500: '#8a2aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa6;
$custom-light: #b06ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.452,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48672,
    "c": 0.19645,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA6

secondary

#7EC26A

accent

#E34569

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA6

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

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