#8A2BAB#8A2BAB

#8A2BAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.200 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BAB
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 58.14, -49.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 76.40, 319.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.1429 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.2 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6946, 10.0720, 39.4795)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BAB #4CAB2B

analogous

#4A2BAB #8A2BAB #AB2B8C

triadic

#8A2BAB #AB8A2B #2BAB8A

tetradic

#8A2BAB #AB4A2B #4CAB2B #2B8CAB

square

#8A2BAB #AB4A2B #4CAB2B #2B8CAB

split-complementary

#8A2BAB #8CAB2B #2BAB4A

monochromatic

#3B1249 #631F7A #8A2BAB #AC43D0 #C174DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A2BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A2BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BAB

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BAB	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.200 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec5',
    500: '#8a2bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bab;
$custom-light: #b06ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.531,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4911,
    "c": 0.19985,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BAB

secondary

#84C46E

accent

#E3456E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BAB

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

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