#8A2CB2#8A2CB2

#8A2CB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.205 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CB2
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 59.19, -52.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 79.28, 318.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.141 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.205 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4164, 10.4196, 43.0992)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CB2 #54B22C

analogous

#472CB2 #8A2CB2 #B22C97

triadic

#8A2CB2 #B28A2C #2CB28A

tetradic

#8A2CB2 #B2472C #54B22C #2C97B2

square

#8A2CB2 #B2472C #54B22C #2C97B2

split-complementary

#8A2CB2 #97B22C #2CB247

monochromatic

#3E1450 #642081 #8A2CB2 #A949D2 #C07ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8A2CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A2CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CB2

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CB2	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.205 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fca',
    500: '#8a2cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cb2;
$custom-light: #b16fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.09,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49698,
    "c": 0.20513,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CB2

secondary

#8CC673

accent

#E44474

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CB2

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

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