#8A2AC6#8A2AC6

#8A2AC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.225 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2AC6
RGB	rgb(138, 42, 198)
HSL	hsl(277, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 78.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 64.09, -62.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 89.53, 315.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1387 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.225 308)
XYZ	xyz(21.5001, 11.1367, 54.4321)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2AC6 #66C62A

analogous

#3C2AC6 #8A2AC6 #C62AB4

triadic

#8A2AC6 #C68A2A #2AC68A

tetradic

#8A2AC6 #C63C2A #66C62A #2AB4C6

square

#8A2AC6 #C63C2A #66C62A #2AB4C6

split-complementary

#8A2AC6 #B4C62A #2AC63C

monochromatic

#441561 #671F94 #8A2AC6 #A653DA #C085E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8A2AC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8A2AC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2AC6

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2AC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2AC6	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ac6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 42, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.225 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fd8',
    500: '#8a2ac6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ac6;
$custom-light: #b26fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ac6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 65,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51022,
    "c": 0.22543,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.11136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2AC6

secondary

#9DCE7D

accent

#E84080

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2AC6

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

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