#8A2CB0#8A2CB0

#8A2CB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.203 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CB0
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 176)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 75%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 58.78, -51.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 78.33, 318.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.1413 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.203 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.2170, 10.3399, 42.0494)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CB0 #52B02C

analogous

#482CB0 #8A2CB0 #B02C94

triadic

#8A2CB0 #B08A2C #2CB08A

tetradic

#8A2CB0 #B0482C #52B02C #2C94B0

square

#8A2CB0 #B0482C #52B02C #2C94B0

split-complementary

#8A2CB0 #94B02C #2CB048

monochromatic

#3D144E #64207F #8A2CB0 #AA48D1 #C179DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8A2CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A2CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CB0

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CB0	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.203 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc8',
    500: '#8a2cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cb0;
$custom-light: #b06fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.727,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49555,
    "c": 0.2033,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.10339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CB0

secondary

#8AC672

accent

#E34572

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CB0

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

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