#8A2AA7#8A2AA7

#8A2AA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.197 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA7
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 167)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 74.9%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.57, 57.72, -47.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.57, 74.95, 320.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1444 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.197 317)
XYZ	xyz(18.2832, 9.8500, 37.4899)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA7 #47A72A

analogous

#4B2AA7 #8A2AA7 #A72A85

triadic

#8A2AA7 #A78A2A #2AA78A

tetradic

#8A2AA7 #A74B2A #47A72A #2A85A7

square

#8A2AA7 #A74B2A #47A72A #2A85A7

split-complementary

#8A2AA7 #85A72A #2AA74B

monochromatic

#391145 #621E76 #8A2AA7 #AE3FCF #C270DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8A2AA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A2AA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA7

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA7	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5BA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.197 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec2',
    500: '#8a2aa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa7;
$custom-light: #b06ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.08,
    "s": 59.809,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48741,
    "c": 0.19734,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.09849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA7

secondary

#7FC26B

accent

#E3456A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA7

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

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