#8A2BBC#8A2BBC

#8A2BBC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.215 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BBC
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 77.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.18, 61.63, -57.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.18, 84.41, 316.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.1401 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.215 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.4204, 10.7623, 48.5688)
Luminance	0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BBC #5DBC2B

analogous

#412BBC #8A2BBC #BC2BA6

triadic

#8A2BBC #BC8A2B #2BBC8A

tetradic

#8A2BBC #BC412B #5DBC2B #2BA6BC

square

#8A2BBC #BC412B #5DBC2B #2BA6BC

split-complementary

#8A2BBC #A6BC2B #2BBC41

monochromatic

#411458 #65208A #8A2BBC #A74ED6 #C080E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8A2BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A2BBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BBC

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BBC	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.215 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fd1',
    500: '#8a2bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bbc;
$custom-light: #b16fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.31,
    "s": 62.771,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50342,
    "c": 0.21532,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BBC

secondary

#95CB78

accent

#E6427A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BBC

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

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