#8A2CA9#8A2CA9

#8A2CA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.197 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CA9
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 169)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 74%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 57.37, -48.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 75.04, 319.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% 0.1422 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.197 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5422, 10.0700, 38.4954)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CA9 #4BA92C

analogous

#4C2CA9 #8A2CA9 #A92C8A

triadic

#8A2CA9 #A98A2C #2CA98A

tetradic

#8A2CA9 #A94C2C #4BA92C #2C8AA9

square

#8A2CA9 #A94C2C #4BA92C #2C8AA9

split-complementary

#8A2CA9 #8AA92C #2CA94C

monochromatic

#3B1348 #621F78 #8A2CA9 #AC44CE #C274DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A2CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A2CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CA9

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CA9	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5CA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.197 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc3',
    500: '#8a2ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ca9;
$custom-light: #b06fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.12,
    "s": 58.685,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49064,
    "c": 0.19692,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CA9

secondary

#83C36E

accent

#E2466D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CA9

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

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