#8A2ABB#8A2ABB

#8A2ABB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.215 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2ABB
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 77.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 61.78, -57.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 84.34, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.18% 0.1411 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(50.18% 0.215 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2771, 10.6476, 47.9911)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2ABB #5BBB2A

analogous

#412ABB #8A2ABB #BB2AA4

triadic

#8A2ABB #BB8A2A #2ABB8A

tetradic

#8A2ABB #BB412A #5BBB2A #2AA4BB

square

#8A2ABB #BB412A #5BBB2A #2AA4BB

split-complementary

#8A2ABB #A4BB2A #2ABB41

monochromatic

#401457 #651F89 #8A2ABB #A84CD7 #C07DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8A2ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A2ABB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2ABB

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2ABB	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.215 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fd0',
    500: '#8a2abb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2abb;
$custom-light: #b16fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.724,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50181,
    "c": 0.2154,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2ABB

secondary

#93CA76

accent

#E64179

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2ABB

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

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