#8A2C9D#8A2C9D

#8A2C9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.186 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2C9D
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 157)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 72%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.19, 55.01, -42.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.19, 69.46, 322.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.1433 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.186 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4670, 9.6398, 32.8324)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2C9D #3F9D2C

analogous

#522C9D #8A2C9D #9D2C77

triadic

#8A2C9D #9D8A2C #2C9D8A

tetradic

#8A2C9D #9D522C #3F9D2C #2C779D

square

#8A2C9D #9D522C #3F9D2C #2C779D

split-complementary

#8A2C9D #779D2C #2C9D52

monochromatic

#36113D #601F6D #8A2C9D #B13DC9 #C56DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8A2C9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8A2C9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2C9D

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2C9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2C9D	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2c9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.186 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06eba',
    500: '#8a2c9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2c9d;
$custom-light: #b06eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2c9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.912,
    "s": 56.219,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4826,
    "c": 0.1861,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2C9D

secondary

#76BD68

accent

#E04862

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2C9D

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

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