#8A2BA5#8A2BA5

#8A2BA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.194 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BA5
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.57, 56.95, -46.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.57, 73.60, 320.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.1436 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.194 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1357, 9.8484, 36.5357)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BA5 #46A52B

analogous

#4D2BA5 #8A2BA5 #A52B83

triadic

#8A2BA5 #A58A2B #2BA58A

tetradic

#8A2BA5 #A54D2B #46A52B #2B83A5

square

#8A2BA5 #A54D2B #46A52B #2B83A5

split-complementary

#8A2BA5 #83A52B #2BA54D

monochromatic

#391244 #611E74 #8A2BA5 #AE40CD #C371DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8A2BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A2BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BA5

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BA5	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.194 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec0',
    500: '#8a2ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ba5;
$custom-light: #b06ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.721,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48696,
    "c": 0.19443,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BA5

secondary

#7EC16B

accent

#E24668

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BA5

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

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