#8A2AB4#8A2AB4

#8A2AB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.209 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AB4
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 76.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 60.33, -54.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 81.04, 318.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1425 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.209 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.5459, 10.3551, 44.1403)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AB4 #54B42A

analogous

#452AB4 #8A2AB4 #B42A99

triadic

#8A2AB4 #B48A2A #2AB48A

tetradic

#8A2AB4 #B4452A #54B42A #2A99B4

square

#8A2AB4 #B4452A #54B42A #2A99B4

split-complementary

#8A2AB4 #99B42A #2AB445

monochromatic

#3E1351 #641E82 #8A2AB4 #A947D4 #C079E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8A2AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A2AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AB4

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AB4	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.209 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ecb',
    500: '#8a2ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ab4;
$custom-light: #b16ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49663,
    "c": 0.20905,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.10354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AB4

secondary

#8CC872

accent

#E54374

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AB4

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

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