Blueviolet#8A2BE2

#8A2BE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.250 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

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Color values

HEX	#8A2BE2
RGB	rgb(138, 43, 226)
HSL	hsl(271, 76%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 81%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 81%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 69.84, -74.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 102.31, 313.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.38% 0.1303 -0.2137)
OKLCH	oklch(53.38% 0.25 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0692, 12.6219, 73.0523)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2BE2 #83E22B

analogous

#2F2BE2 #8A2BE2 #E22BDE

triadic

#8A2BE2 #E28A2B #2BE28A

tetradic

#8A2BE2 #E22F2B #83E22B #2BDEE2

square

#8A2BE2 #E22F2B #83E22B #2BDEE2

split-complementary

#8A2BE2 #DEE22B #2BE22F

monochromatic

#4B1281 #6B19B7 #8A2BE2 #A861E9 #C597F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8A2BE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A2BE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2BE2

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2BE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2BE2	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765F89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2be2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 43, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.250 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471ec',
    500: '#8a2be2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2be2;
$custom-light: #b471ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2be2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.148,
    "s": 75.934,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53376,
    "c": 0.25031,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2BE2

secondary

#B3DC8D

accent

#F33590

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2BE2

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

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