#8A2CA8#8A2CA8

#8A2CA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.196 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CA8
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 168)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 73.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, 57.17, -47.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 74.57, 320.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49% 0.1423 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.196 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4487, 10.0325, 38.0029)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CA8 #4AA82C

analogous

#4C2CA8 #8A2CA8 #A82C88

triadic

#8A2CA8 #A88A2C #2CA88A

tetradic

#8A2CA8 #A84C2C #4AA82C #2C88A8

square

#8A2CA8 #A84C2C #4AA82C #2C88A8

split-complementary

#8A2CA8 #88A82C #2CA84C

monochromatic

#3A1347 #621F78 #8A2CA8 #AC43CE #C274DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#8A2CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A2CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CA8

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CA8	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.196 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc2',
    500: '#8a2ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ca8;
$custom-light: #b06fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.484,
    "s": 58.491,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48996,
    "c": 0.19601,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CA8

secondary

#82C26E

accent

#E2466C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CA8

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

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