#8A2AAE#8A2AAE

#8A2AAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.204 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AAE
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 59.11, -51.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 78.22, 319.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1434 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.204 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9479, 10.1159, 40.9906)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AAE #4EAE2A

analogous

#482AAE #8A2AAE #AE2A90

triadic

#8A2AAE #AE8A2A #2AAE8A

tetradic

#8A2AAE #AE482A #4EAE2A #2A90AE

square

#8A2AAE #AE482A #4EAE2A #2A90AE

split-complementary

#8A2AAE #90AE2A #2AAE48

monochromatic

#3C124B #631E7D #8A2AAE #AB43D2 #C175DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8A2AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A2AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AAE

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AAE	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.204 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec7',
    500: '#8a2aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2aae;
$custom-light: #b06ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49231,
    "c": 0.20363,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AAE

secondary

#86C56F

accent

#E4446F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AAE

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

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