#8A2B9E#8A2B9E

#8A2B9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.188 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2B9E
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 158)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.12, 55.59, -43.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.12, 70.36, 322.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% 0.1443 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.188 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5159, 9.6005, 33.2716)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2B9E #3F9E2B

analogous

#512B9E #8A2B9E #9E2B79

triadic

#8A2B9E #9E8A2B #2B9E8A

tetradic

#8A2B9E #9E512B #3F9E2B #2B799E

square

#8A2B9E #9E512B #3F9E2B #2B799E

split-complementary

#8A2B9E #799E2B #2B9E51

monochromatic

#36113E #601E6E #8A2B9E #B13CCA #C56CD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8A2B9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A2B9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2B9E

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2B9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2B9E	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2b9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.188 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ebb',
    500: '#8a2b9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2b9e;
$custom-light: #b06ebb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2b9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.565,
    "s": 57.214,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48229,
    "c": 0.18818,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2B9E

secondary

#76BE67

accent

#E04762

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2B9E

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

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