#8A2CB5#8A2CB5

#8A2CB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.208 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CB5
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.80, 59.81, -54.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.80, 80.69, 317.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% 0.1405 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.208 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7209, 10.5414, 44.7029)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CB5 #57B52C

analogous

#462CB5 #8A2CB5 #B52C9C

triadic

#8A2CB5 #B58A2C #2CB58A

tetradic

#8A2CB5 #B5462C #57B52C #2C9CB5

square

#8A2CB5 #B5462C #57B52C #2C9CB5

split-complementary

#8A2CB5 #9CB52C #2CB546

monochromatic

#3F1453 #642084 #8A2CB5 #A84BD3 #C07CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8A2CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A2CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CB5

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CB5	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.208 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcc',
    500: '#8a2cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cb5;
$custom-light: #b16fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.168,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49915,
    "c": 0.20788,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CB5

secondary

#8FC875

accent

#E44476

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CB5

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

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