#8A2BA2#8A2BA2

#8A2BA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.192 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BA2
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 56.36, -45.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 72.20, 321.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% 0.1439 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.192 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8658, 9.7405, 35.1144)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BA2 #43A22B

analogous

#4E2BA2 #8A2BA2 #A22B7F

triadic

#8A2BA2 #A28A2B #2BA28A

tetradic

#8A2BA2 #A24E2B #43A22B #2B7FA2

square

#8A2BA2 #A24E2B #43A22B #2B7FA2

split-complementary

#8A2BA2 #7FA22B #2BA24E

monochromatic

#381141 #611E72 #8A2BA2 #AF3ECC #C36FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8A2BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A2BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BA2

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BA2	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.192 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ebe',
    500: '#8a2ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ba2;
$custom-light: #b06ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.899,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48494,
    "c": 0.19175,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BA2

secondary

#7BC069

accent

#E14766

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BA2

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

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