#8A2AA9#8A2AA9

#8A2AA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.199 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AA9
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 169)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 75.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 58.11, -48.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 75.88, 319.98°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.1441 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.199 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4695, 9.9245, 38.4712)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AA9 #49A92A

analogous

#4A2AA9 #8A2AA9 #A92A89

triadic

#8A2AA9 #A98A2A #2AA98A

tetradic

#8A2AA9 #A94A2A #49A92A #2A89A9

square

#8A2AA9 #A94A2A #49A92A #2A89A9

split-complementary

#8A2AA9 #89A92A #2AA94A

monochromatic

#3A1247 #621E78 #8A2AA9 #AD41D0 #C272DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A2AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A2AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AA9

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AA9	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5BA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.199 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec3',
    500: '#8a2aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aa9;
$custom-light: #b06ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.354,
    "s": 60.19,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48879,
    "c": 0.19914,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AA9

secondary

#81C36C

accent

#E3446B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AA9

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

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