#8A2CA5#8A2CA5

#8A2CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.193 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CA5
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 56.57, -46.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 73.17, 320.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.1427 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.193 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1725, 9.9220, 36.5479)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CA5 #47A52C

analogous

#4E2CA5 #8A2CA5 #A52C83

triadic

#8A2CA5 #A58A2C #2CA58A

tetradic

#8A2CA5 #A54E2C #47A52C #2C83A5

square

#8A2CA5 #A54E2C #47A52C #2C83A5

split-complementary

#8A2CA5 #83A52C #2CA54E

monochromatic

#391244 #621F75 #8A2CA5 #AE42CD #C272D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A2CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A2CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CA5

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CA5	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894566

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.193 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc0',
    500: '#8a2ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ca5;
$custom-light: #b06fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.612,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48791,
    "c": 0.19329,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CA5

secondary

#7FC16C

accent

#E14769

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CA5

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

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