#8A2BB6#8A2BB6

#8A2BB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.210 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BB6
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 182)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 76.4%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 60.38, -54.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 81.58, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1412 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.21 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7871, 10.5090, 45.2330)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BB6 #57B62B

analogous

#442BB6 #8A2BB6 #B62B9D

triadic

#8A2BB6 #B68A2B #2BB68A

tetradic

#8A2BB6 #B6442B #57B62B #2B9DB6

square

#8A2BB6 #B6442B #57B62B #2B9DB6

split-complementary

#8A2BB6 #9DB62B #2BB644

monochromatic

#3F1453 #641F84 #8A2BB6 #A84AD4 #C07BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8A2BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A2BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BB6

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BB6	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.210 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcd',
    500: '#8a2bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bb6;
$custom-light: #b16fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.007,
    "s": 61.778,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49898,
    "c": 0.20984,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BB6

secondary

#8FC875

accent

#E54376

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BB6

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

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