#8A2B9D#8A2B9D

#8A2B9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.187 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2B9D
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 157)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 72.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.05, 55.40, -42.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.05, 69.90, 322.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.1443 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.187 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4302, 9.5662, 32.8201)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2B9D #3E9D2B

analogous

#512B9D #8A2B9D #9D2B77

triadic

#8A2B9D #9D8A2B #2B9D8A

tetradic

#8A2B9D #9D512B #3E9D2B #2B779D

square

#8A2B9D #9D512B #3E9D2B #2B779D

split-complementary

#8A2B9D #779D2B #2B9D51

monochromatic

#36113D #601E6D #8A2B9D #B23CCA #C56CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8A2B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A2B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2B9D

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2B9D	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.187 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06eba',
    500: '#8a2b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2b9d;
$custom-light: #b06eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 57,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48163,
    "c": 0.18729,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2B9D

secondary

#75BD66

accent

#E04861

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2B9D

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

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