#8A2ABD#8A2ABD

#8A2ABD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.217 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2ABD
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 62.19, -58.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 85.28, 316.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1407 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.217 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4927, 10.7338, 49.1265)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2ABD #5DBD2A

analogous

#412ABD #8A2ABD #BD2AA6

triadic

#8A2ABD #BD8A2A #2ABD8A

tetradic

#8A2ABD #BD412A #5DBD2A #2AA6BD

square

#8A2ABD #BD412A #5DBD2A #2AA6BD

split-complementary

#8A2ABD #A6BD2A #2ABD41

monochromatic

#411459 #651F8B #8A2ABD #A74DD7 #C07FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8A2ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A2ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2ABD

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2ABD	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.217 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fd2',
    500: '#8a2abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2abd;
$custom-light: #b16fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.184,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50331,
    "c": 0.21722,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2ABD

secondary

#95CB78

accent

#E7417B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2ABD

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

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