#8A2BAE#8A2BAE

#8A2BAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.203 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BAE
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 58.75, -51.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 77.81, 319.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.1425 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.203 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9838, 10.1877, 41.0026)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BAE #4FAE2B

analogous

#482BAE #8A2BAE #AE2B91

triadic

#8A2BAE #AE8A2B #2BAE8A

tetradic

#8A2BAE #AE482B #4FAE2B #2B91AE

square

#8A2BAE #AE482B #4FAE2B #2B91AE

split-complementary

#8A2BAE #91AE2B #2BAE48

monochromatic

#3C134C #631F7D #8A2BAE #AB45D1 #C176DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8A2BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A2BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BAE

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BAE	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.203 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec7',
    500: '#8a2bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bae;
$custom-light: #b06ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.511,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49321,
    "c": 0.20256,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BAE

secondary

#87C570

accent

#E44470

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BAE

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

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