#8A2AA8#8A2AA8

#8A2AA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.198 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA8
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 75%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 57.91, -48.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 75.41, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.1443 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.198 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3760, 9.8871, 37.9786)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA8 #48A82A

analogous

#4B2AA8 #8A2AA8 #A82A87

triadic

#8A2AA8 #A88A2A #2AA88A

tetradic

#8A2AA8 #A84B2A #48A82A #2A87A8

square

#8A2AA8 #A84B2A #48A82A #2A87A8

split-complementary

#8A2AA8 #87A82A #2AA84B

monochromatic

#3A1246 #621E77 #8A2AA8 #AD40CF #C271DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A2AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A2AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA8

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA8	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5BA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.198 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec2',
    500: '#8a2aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa8;
$custom-light: #b06ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.714,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4881,
    "c": 0.19824,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA8

secondary

#80C36B

accent

#E3456A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA8

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

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