#8A2BA4#8A2BA4

#8A2BA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.194 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BA4
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 164)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 73.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 56.75, -46.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 73.13, 320.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.63% 0.1437 -0.1296)
OKLCH	oklch(48.63% 0.194 318)
XYZ	xyz(18.0450, 9.8122, 36.0582)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BA4 #45A42B

analogous

#4D2BA4 #8A2BA4 #A42B82

triadic

#8A2BA4 #A48A2B #2BA48A

tetradic

#8A2BA4 #A44D2B #45A42B #2B82A4

square

#8A2BA4 #A44D2B #45A42B #2B82A4

split-complementary

#8A2BA4 #82A42B #2BA44D

monochromatic

#381243 #611E74 #8A2BA4 #AE3FCD #C370D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8A2BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A2BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BA4

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BA4	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.194 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec0',
    500: '#8a2ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ba4;
$custom-light: #b06ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.107,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48629,
    "c": 0.19353,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.09811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BA4

secondary

#7DC16A

accent

#E24668

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BA4

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

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