#8A2AB2#8A2AB2

#8A2AB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.207 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AB2
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 59.92, -53.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 80.10, 318.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.1428 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.207 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3437, 10.2742, 43.0750)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AB2 #52B22A

analogous

#462AB2 #8A2AB2 #B22A96

triadic

#8A2AB2 #B28A2A #2AB28A

tetradic

#8A2AB2 #B2462A #52B22A #2A96B2

square

#8A2AB2 #B2462A #52B22A #2A96B2

split-complementary

#8A2AB2 #96B22A #2AB246

monochromatic

#3D134F #641E80 #8A2AB2 #AA46D3 #C177DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8A2AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A2AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AB2

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AB2	1.00	6.87	3.05	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.207 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16eca',
    500: '#8a2ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ab2;
$custom-light: #b16eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.353,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49518,
    "c": 0.20724,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AB2

secondary

#8AC771

accent

#E54373

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AB2

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

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