#8A2CA4#8A2CA4

#8A2CA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.192 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CA4
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 164)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 56.37, -45.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 72.70, 320.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.1428 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.192 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0818, 9.8858, 36.0705)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CA4 #46A42C

analogous

#4E2CA4 #8A2CA4 #A42C82

triadic

#8A2CA4 #A48A2C #2CA48A

tetradic

#8A2CA4 #A44E2C #46A42C #2C82A4

square

#8A2CA4 #A44E2C #46A42C #2C82A4

split-complementary

#8A2CA4 #82A42C #2CA44E

monochromatic

#391243 #611F74 #8A2CA4 #AE41CC #C371D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A2CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A2CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CA4

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CA4	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.192 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec0',
    500: '#8a2ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ca4;
$custom-light: #b06ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48724,
    "c": 0.19239,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CA4

secondary

#7EC06B

accent

#E14768

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CA4

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

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