#8A2AAD#8A2AAD

#8A2AAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.203 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AAD
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 58.91, -50.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 77.75, 319.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1436 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.203 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8508, 10.0770, 40.4791)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AAD #4DAD2A

analogous

#482AAD #8A2AAD #AD2A8F

triadic

#8A2AAD #AD8A2A #2AAD8A

tetradic

#8A2AAD #AD482A #4DAD2A #2A8FAD

square

#8A2AAD #AD482A #4DAD2A #2A8FAD

split-complementary

#8A2AAD #8FAD2A #2AAD48

monochromatic

#3B124B #631E7C #8A2AAD #AB43D1 #C174DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8A2AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A2AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AAD

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AAD	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87476A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.203 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec6',
    500: '#8a2aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aad;
$custom-light: #b06ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.969,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4916,
    "c": 0.20273,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AAD

secondary

#85C56E

accent

#E4446F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AAD

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

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