#8A2C90#8A2C90
#8A2C90 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.175 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2C90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 44, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 53%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.2%, 69.4%, 0%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.40, 52.57, -35.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.40, 63.58, 325.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.45% 0.1437 -0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.45% 0.175 325.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4156, 9.2193, 27.2950) |
| Luminance | 0.0922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.62
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.16
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.28
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.86
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.65
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2C90 #32902C
analogous
#582C90 #8A2C90 #902C64
triadic
#8A2C90 #908A2C #2C908A
tetradic
#8A2C90 #90582C #32902C #2C6490
square
#8A2C90 #90582C #32902C #2C6490
split-complementary
#8A2C90 #64902C #2C9058
monochromatic
#300F32 #5D1E61 #8A2C90 #B73ABF #CA66D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.39
#8A2C90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.84
#8A2C90 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2C90
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2C90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2C90 | 1.00 | 7.39 | 2.84 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#164E93
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#405A8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D3C5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2c90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.175 325.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af6eb1',
500: '#8a2c90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2c90; $custom-light: #af6eb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2c90",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 44,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.4,
"s": 53.191,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47445,
"c": 0.17467,
"h": 325.3
},
"luminance": 0.09218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2C90
secondary
#66B761
accent
#DD4B54
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF5
border
#D0C7CF
text
#110811
muted
#807B80