#8A2BBB#8A2BBB

#8A2BBB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.214 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BBB
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 77%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.10, 61.42, -57.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.10, 83.94, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.1403 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.214 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3130, 10.7194, 48.0031)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BBB #5CBB2B

analogous

#422BBB #8A2BBB #BB2BA4

triadic

#8A2BBB #BB8A2B #2BBB8A

tetradic

#8A2BBB #BB422B #5CBB2B #2BA4BB

square

#8A2BBB #BB422B #5CBB2B #2BA4BB

split-complementary

#8A2BBB #A4BB2B #2BBB42

monochromatic

#411457 #652089 #8A2BBB #A74DD6 #C07FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8A2BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A2BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BBB

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BBB	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#035EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.214 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fd0',
    500: '#8a2bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bbb;
$custom-light: #b16fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.583,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50267,
    "c": 0.21441,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BBB

secondary

#94CA78

accent

#E6427A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BBB

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

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