#8A2C8D#8A2C8D

#8A2C8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.172 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2C8D
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 141)
HSL	hsl(298, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(298, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 68.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.23, 52.03, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.23, 62.26, 326.69°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.1436 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.172 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.1893, 9.1288, 26.1035)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2C8D #2F8D2C

analogous

#5A2C8D #8A2C8D #8D2C60

triadic

#8A2C8D #8D8A2C #2C8D8A

tetradic

#8A2C8D #8D5A2C #2F8D2C #2C608D

square

#8A2C8D #8D5A2C #2F8D2C #2C608D

split-complementary

#8A2C8D #608D2C #2C8D5A

monochromatic

#2F0F30 #5C1D5E #8A2C8D #B83BBC #CC65CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#8A2C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#8A2C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2C8D

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2C8D	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B4E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42598A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3A59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.172 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6eaf',
    500: '#8a2c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2c8d;
$custom-light: #af6eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.144,
    "s": 52.432,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47266,
    "c": 0.17208,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2C8D

secondary

#62B560

accent

#DC4C50

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2C8D

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

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