#8A2CAF#8A2CAF

#8A2CAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.202 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CAF
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.38, 58.58, -51.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.38, 77.86, 318.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.1414 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.202 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1185, 10.3004, 41.5302)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CAF #51AF2C

analogous

#482CAF #8A2CAF #AF2C93

triadic

#8A2CAF #AF8A2C #2CAF8A

tetradic

#8A2CAF #AF482C #51AF2C #2C93AF

square

#8A2CAF #AF482C #51AF2C #2C93AF

split-complementary

#8A2CAF #93AF2C #2CAF48

monochromatic

#3D134D #63207E #8A2CAF #AA47D1 #C178DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8A2CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A2CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CAF

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CAF	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.202 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc8',
    500: '#8a2caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2caf;
$custom-light: #b06fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.053,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49484,
    "c": 0.20239,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CAF

secondary

#89C572

accent

#E34571

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CAF

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

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