#8A2BB4#8A2BB4

#8A2BB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.208 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BB4
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 76.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 59.97, -53.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 80.63, 318.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.1416 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.208 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5819, 10.4269, 44.1522)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BB4 #55B42B

analogous

#452BB4 #8A2BB4 #B42B99

triadic

#8A2BB4 #B48A2B #2BB48A

tetradic

#8A2BB4 #B4452B #55B42B #2B99B4

square

#8A2BB4 #B4452B #55B42B #2B99B4

split-complementary

#8A2BB4 #99B42B #2BB445

monochromatic

#3E1351 #641F83 #8A2BB4 #A949D3 #C07ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8A2BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A2BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BB4

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BB4	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.208 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcb',
    500: '#8a2bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bb4;
$custom-light: #b16fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.606,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49752,
    "c": 0.20802,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BB4

secondary

#8DC773

accent

#E54375

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BB4

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

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