#8A2AB3#8A2AB3

#8A2AB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.208 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AB3
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 60.13, -53.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 80.57, 318.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.1426 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.208 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4444, 10.3145, 43.6057)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AB3 #53B32A

analogous

#452AB3 #8A2AB3 #B32A97

triadic

#8A2AB3 #B38A2A #2AB38A

tetradic

#8A2AB3 #B3452A #53B32A #2A97B3

square

#8A2AB3 #B3452A #53B32A #2A97B3

split-complementary

#8A2AB3 #97B32A #2AB345

monochromatic

#3E1350 #641E81 #8A2AB3 #A946D4 #C078DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8A2AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A2AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AB3

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AB3	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.208 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ecb',
    500: '#8a2ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ab3;
$custom-light: #b16ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.044,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4959,
    "c": 0.20814,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AB3

secondary

#8BC772

accent

#E54373

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AB3

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

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