#8A2BB1#8A2BB1

#8A2BB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.205 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BB1
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 75.7%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 59.36, -52.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 79.22, 318.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.1421 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.205 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2795, 10.3060, 42.5601)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BB1 #52B12B

analogous

#472BB1 #8A2BB1 #B12B95

triadic

#8A2BB1 #B18A2B #2BB18A

tetradic

#8A2BB1 #B1472B #52B12B #2B95B1

square

#8A2BB1 #B1472B #52B12B #2B95B1

split-complementary

#8A2BB1 #95B12B #2BB147

monochromatic

#3D134F #641F80 #8A2BB1 #AA47D2 #C178DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8A2BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A2BB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BB1

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BB1	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.205 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc9',
    500: '#8a2bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bb1;
$custom-light: #b16fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.537,
    "s": 60.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49535,
    "c": 0.20528,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BB1

secondary

#8AC672

accent

#E44472

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BB1

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

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