#8A2BAD#8A2BAD

#8A2BAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.202 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BAD
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 58.55, -50.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 77.34, 319.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1427 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.202 315)
XYZ	xyz(18.8867, 10.1489, 40.4911)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BAD #4EAD2B

analogous

#492BAD #8A2BAD #AD2B8F

triadic

#8A2BAD #AD8A2B #2BAD8A

tetradic

#8A2BAD #AD492B #4EAD2B #2B8FAD

square

#8A2BAD #AD492B #4EAD2B #2B8FAD

split-complementary

#8A2BAD #8FAD2B #2BAD49

monochromatic

#3C134B #631F7C #8A2BAD #AB45D1 #C176DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8A2BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8A2BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BAD

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BAD	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87486A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.202 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec6',
    500: '#8a2bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bad;
$custom-light: #b06ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.846,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4925,
    "c": 0.20165,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.10148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BAD

secondary

#86C46F

accent

#E3446F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BAD

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

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