#8A2BBA#8A2BBA

#8A2BBA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.213 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BBA
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 76.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 61.21, -56.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 83.47, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.19% 0.1405 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(50.19% 0.213 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2063, 10.6767, 47.4412)
Luminance	0.1068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BBA #5BBA2B

analogous

#432BBA #8A2BBA #BA2BA3

triadic

#8A2BBA #BA8A2B #2BBA8A

tetradic

#8A2BBA #BA432B #5BBA2B #2BA3BA

square

#8A2BBA #BA432B #5BBA2B #2BA3BA

split-complementary

#8A2BBA #A3BA2B #2BBA43

monochromatic

#401457 #652088 #8A2BBA #A84CD6 #C07EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8A2BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A2BBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BBA

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BBA	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#075EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.213 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fd0',
    500: '#8a2bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bba;
$custom-light: #b16fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.86,
    "s": 62.445,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50193,
    "c": 0.21349,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BBA

secondary

#93CA77

accent

#E64279

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BBA

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

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