#8A2BD0#8A2BD0

#8A2BD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.234 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2BD0
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 208)
HSL	hsl(275, 66%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 79%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 79.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 65.90, -66.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 93.86, 314.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1354 -0.1904)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.234 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7277, 11.6853, 60.7204)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BD0 #71D02B

analogous

#372BD0 #8A2BD0 #D02BC4

triadic

#8A2BD0 #D08A2B #2BD08A

tetradic

#8A2BD0 #D0372B #71D02B #2BC4D0

square

#8A2BD0 #D0372B #71D02B #2BC4D0

split-complementary

#8A2BD0 #C4D02B #2BD037

monochromatic

#47166B #68219D #8A2BD0 #A65BDD #C28EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8A2BD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A2BD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BD0

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BD0	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D577E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2bd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.234 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370df',
    500: '#8a2bd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2bd0;
$custom-light: #b370df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2bd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.545,
    "s": 65.737,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51895,
    "c": 0.2337,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BD0

secondary

#A6D285

accent

#E93F87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BD0

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

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