#8A2AB7#8A2AB7

#8A2AB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.212 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AB7
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 77%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.69, 60.95, -55.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.69, 82.45, 317.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1419 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.212 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8549, 10.4787, 45.7672)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AB7 #57B72A

analogous

#442AB7 #8A2AB7 #B72A9E

triadic

#8A2AB7 #B78A2A #2AB78A

tetradic

#8A2AB7 #B7442A #57B72A #2A9EB7

square

#8A2AB7 #B7442A #57B72A #2A9EB7

split-complementary

#8A2AB7 #9EB72A #2AB744

monochromatic

#3F1353 #641F85 #8A2AB7 #A849D5 #C07BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8A2AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A2AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AB7

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AB7	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#105DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.212 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ecd',
    500: '#8a2ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ab7;
$custom-light: #b16ecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.851,
    "s": 62.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49883,
    "c": 0.21177,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10478
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AB7

secondary

#8FC974

accent

#E64276

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AB7

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

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