#8A2BC1#8A2BC1

#8A2BC1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.220 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BC1
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 193)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 77.7%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.55, 62.68, -60.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.55, 86.78, 316.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.1391 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.22 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9688, 10.9817, 51.4568)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BC1 #62C12B

analogous

#3F2BC1 #8A2BC1 #C12BAD

triadic

#8A2BC1 #C18A2B #2BC18A

tetradic

#8A2BC1 #C13F2B #62C12B #2BADC1

square

#8A2BC1 #C13F2B #62C12B #2BADC1

split-complementary

#8A2BC1 #ADC12B #2BC13F

monochromatic

#42155D #66208F #8A2BC1 #A751D8 #C083E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#8A2BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8A2BC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BC1

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BC1	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.220 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fd5',
    500: '#8a2bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bc1;
$custom-light: #b16fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 63.559,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50721,
    "c": 0.21991,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BC1

secondary

#99CC7B

accent

#E7417E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BC1

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

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