#8A2BA7#8A2BA7

#8A2BA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.196 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BA7
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 167)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 74.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 57.35, -47.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 74.53, 320.30°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% 0.1434 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.196 317)
XYZ	xyz(18.3191, 9.9218, 37.5019)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BA7 #48A72B

analogous

#4C2BA7 #8A2BA7 #A72B86

triadic

#8A2BA7 #A78A2B #2BA78A

tetradic

#8A2BA7 #A74C2B #48A72B #2B86A7

square

#8A2BA7 #A74C2B #48A72B #2B86A7

split-complementary

#8A2BA7 #86A72B #2BA74C

monochromatic

#3A1246 #621E76 #8A2BA7 #AD41CE #C272DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A2BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A2BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BA7

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BA7	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5BA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.196 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec2',
    500: '#8a2ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ba7;
$custom-light: #b06ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.968,
    "s": 59.048,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48833,
    "c": 0.19623,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.09921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BA7

secondary

#80C26C

accent

#E2466A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BA7

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

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