#8A2CAE#8A2CAE

#8A2CAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.201 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CAE
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 58.38, -50.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 77.39, 318.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1416 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.201 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0206, 10.2613, 41.0149)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CAE #50AE2C

analogous

#492CAE #8A2CAE #AE2C91

triadic

#8A2CAE #AE8A2C #2CAE8A

tetradic

#8A2CAE #AE492C #50AE2C #2C91AE

square

#8A2CAE #AE492C #50AE2C #2C91AE

split-complementary

#8A2CAE #91AE2C #2CAE49

monochromatic

#3D134C #63207D #8A2CAE #AA47D0 #C178DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8A2CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A2CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CAE

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CAE	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87496B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.201 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc7',
    500: '#8a2cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cae;
$custom-light: #b06fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.385,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49413,
    "c": 0.20147,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CAE

secondary

#88C571

accent

#E34571

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CAE

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

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