#8A2CB1#8A2CB1

#8A2CB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.204 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CB1
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 177)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 75.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 58.99, -52.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 78.80, 318.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1411 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.204 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3164, 10.3796, 42.5724)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CB1 #53B12C

analogous

#472CB1 #8A2CB1 #B12C95

triadic

#8A2CB1 #B18A2C #2CB18A

tetradic

#8A2CB1 #B1472C #53B12C #2C95B1

square

#8A2CB1 #B1472C #53B12C #2C95B1

split-complementary

#8A2CB1 #95B12C #2CB147

monochromatic

#3E144F #642080 #8A2CB1 #A949D2 #C07ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8A2CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A2CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CB1

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CB1	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.204 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc9',
    500: '#8a2cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cb1;
$custom-light: #b06fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.406,
    "s": 60.181,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49626,
    "c": 0.20421,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CB1

secondary

#8BC673

accent

#E34473

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CB1

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

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