#8A2C9C#8A2C9C

#8A2C9C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.185 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2C9C
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 156)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.13, 54.82, -41.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.13, 69.00, 322.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% 0.1434 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.185 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.3820, 9.6058, 32.3846)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2C9C #3E9C2C

analogous

#522C9C #8A2C9C #9C2C76

triadic

#8A2C9C #9C8A2C #2C9C8A

tetradic

#8A2C9C #9C522C #3E9C2C #2C769C

square

#8A2C9C #9C522C #3E9C2C #2C769C

split-complementary

#8A2C9C #769C2C #2C9C52

monochromatic

#36113D #601F6C #8A2C9C #B23DC8 #C56DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8A2C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8A2C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2C9C

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2C9C	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.185 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06eba',
    500: '#8a2c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2c9c;
$custom-light: #b06eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.357,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48196,
    "c": 0.18522,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2C9C

secondary

#75BD67

accent

#DF4961

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2C9C

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

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