#8A2BB7#8A2BB7

#8A2BB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.211 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BB7
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 60.59, -55.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 82.05, 317.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.141 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.211 312)
XYZ	xyz(19.8908, 10.5505, 45.7792)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BB7 #58B72B

analogous

#442BB7 #8A2BB7 #B72B9E

triadic

#8A2BB7 #B78A2B #2BB78A

tetradic

#8A2BB7 #B7442B #58B72B #2B9EB7

square

#8A2BB7 #B7442B #58B72B #2B9EB7

split-complementary

#8A2BB7 #9EB72B #2BB744

monochromatic

#3F1454 #651F85 #8A2BB7 #A84BD5 #C07CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8A2BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A2BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BB7

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BB7	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#125DB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.211 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcd',
    500: '#8a2bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bb7;
$custom-light: #b16fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49971,
    "c": 0.21075,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.1055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BB7

secondary

#90C975

accent

#E54377

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BB7

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

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