#8A2BAA#8A2BAA

#8A2BAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.199 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BAA
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 74.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, 57.94, -49.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 75.93, 319.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1431 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.199 316)
XYZ	xyz(18.5997, 10.0340, 38.9794)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BAA #4BAA2B

analogous

#4B2BAA #8A2BAA #AA2B8B

triadic

#8A2BAA #AA8A2B #2BAA8A

tetradic

#8A2BAA #AA4B2B #4BAA2B #2B8BAA

square

#8A2BAA #AA4B2B #4BAA2B #2B8BAA

split-complementary

#8A2BAA #8BAA2B #2BAA4B

monochromatic

#3B1248 #621F79 #8A2BAA #AC43CF #C274DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8A2BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A2BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BAA

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BAA	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.199 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec4',
    500: '#8a2baa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2baa;
$custom-light: #b06ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.882,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4904,
    "c": 0.19894,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.10033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BAA

secondary

#83C36E

accent

#E3456D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BAA

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

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