#8A2AB8#8A2AB8

#8A2AB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.213 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AB8
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.76, 61.16, -56.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.76, 82.92, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% 0.1417 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.213 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9593, 10.5204, 46.3173)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AB8 #58B82A

analogous

#432AB8 #8A2AB8 #B82A9F

triadic

#8A2AB8 #B88A2A #2AB88A

tetradic

#8A2AB8 #B8432A #58B82A #2A9FB8

square

#8A2AB8 #B8432A #58B82A #2A9FB8

split-complementary

#8A2AB8 #9FB82A #2AB843

monochromatic

#3F1354 #651F86 #8A2AB8 #A84AD6 #C07BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8A2AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A2AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AB8

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AB8	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D5DB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.213 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ece',
    500: '#8a2ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ab8;
$custom-light: #b16ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.563,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49957,
    "c": 0.21268,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AB8

secondary

#90C975

accent

#E64277

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AB8

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

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