#8A2CAA#8A2CAA

#8A2CAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.198 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CAA
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 57.57, -48.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 75.51, 319.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.1421 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.198 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6365, 10.1076, 38.9917)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CAA #4CAA2C

analogous

#4B2CAA #8A2CAA #AA2C8B

triadic

#8A2CAA #AA8A2C #2CAA8A

tetradic

#8A2CAA #AA4B2C #4CAA2C #2C8BAA

square

#8A2CAA #AA4B2C #4CAA2C #2C8BAA

split-complementary

#8A2CAA #8BAA2C #2CAA4B

monochromatic

#3B1349 #631F79 #8A2CAA #AC44CF #C175DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8A2CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A2CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CAA

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CAA	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.198 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc4',
    500: '#8a2caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2caa;
$custom-light: #b06fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.762,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49134,
    "c": 0.19782,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CAA

secondary

#84C36F

accent

#E2466D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CAA

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