#8A2BB2#8A2BB2

#8A2BB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.206 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BB2
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 59.56, -52.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 79.69, 318.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.1419 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.206 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3796, 10.3460, 43.0870)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BB2 #53B22B

analogous

#462BB2 #8A2BB2 #B22B96

triadic

#8A2BB2 #B28A2B #2BB28A

tetradic

#8A2BB2 #B2462B #53B22B #2B96B2

square

#8A2BB2 #B2462B #53B22B #2B96B2

split-complementary

#8A2BB2 #96B22B #2BB246

monochromatic

#3E134F #641F81 #8A2BB2 #A948D3 #C079DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8A2BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A2BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BB2

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BB2	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.206 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fca',
    500: '#8a2bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bb2;
$custom-light: #b16fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49607,
    "c": 0.20619,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BB2

secondary

#8BC772

accent

#E44473

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BB2

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

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