#8A2B8C#8A2B8C
#8A2B8C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.173 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2B8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 43, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 69%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 69.3%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.03, 52.25, -33.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.03, 62.27, 327.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.11% 0.1447 -0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.11% 0.173 327) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0785, 9.0256, 25.7011) |
| Luminance | 0.0902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.42
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.99
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.31
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.35
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.37
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2B8C #2D8C2B
analogous
#592B8C #8A2B8C #8C2B5D
triadic
#8A2B8C #8C8A2B #2B8C8A
tetradic
#8A2B8C #8C592B #2D8C2B #2B5D8C
square
#8A2B8C #8C592B #2D8C2B #2B5D8C
split-complementary
#8A2B8C #5D8C2B #2B8C59
monochromatic
#2E0E2E #5C1D5D #8A2B8C #B839BB #CD62CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.49
#8A2B8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8A2B8C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2B8C
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2B8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2B8C | 1.00 | 7.49 | 2.80 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A4D8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#425989
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E3958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2b8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.173 327.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af6dae',
500: '#8a2b8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2b8c; $custom-light: #af6dae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2b8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 43,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.763,
"s": 53.005,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47105,
"c": 0.17251,
"h": 327
},
"luminance": 0.09024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2B8C
secondary
#60B55E
accent
#DC4B4E
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110810
muted
#807B7F