#8A2CAD#8A2CAD

#8A2CAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.201 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CAD
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 74.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 58.17, -50.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 76.92, 319.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.1417 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.201 315)
XYZ	xyz(18.9235, 10.2225, 40.5034)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CAD #4FAD2C

analogous

#4A2CAD #8A2CAD #AD2C8F

triadic

#8A2CAD #AD8A2C #2CAD8A

tetradic

#8A2CAD #AD4A2C #4FAD2C #2C8FAD

square

#8A2CAD #AD4A2C #4FAD2C #2C8FAD

split-complementary

#8A2CAD #8FAD2C #2CAD4A

monochromatic

#3C134B #63207C #8A2CAD #AB46D0 #C177DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8A2CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A2CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CAD

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CAD	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.201 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc6',
    500: '#8a2cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cad;
$custom-light: #b06fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.721,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49343,
    "c": 0.20056,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.10222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CAD

secondary

#87C471

accent

#E34570

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CAD

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

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