#8A2BB5#8A2BB5

#8A2BB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.209 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BB5
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 60.18, -54.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 81.11, 317.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.1414 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.209 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6841, 10.4678, 44.6907)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BB5 #56B52B

analogous

#452BB5 #8A2BB5 #B52B9B

triadic

#8A2BB5 #B58A2B #2BB58A

tetradic

#8A2BB5 #B5452B #56B52B #2B9BB5

square

#8A2BB5 #B5452B #56B52B #2B9BB5

split-complementary

#8A2BB5 #9BB52B #2BB545

monochromatic

#3F1452 #641F84 #8A2BB5 #A949D4 #C07BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8A2BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A2BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BB5

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BB5	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.209 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcc',
    500: '#8a2bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bb5;
$custom-light: #b16fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.304,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49824,
    "c": 0.20893,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BB5

secondary

#8EC874

accent

#E54375

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BB5

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

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