#8A2CB6#8A2CB6

#8A2CB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.209 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CB6
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 182)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 60.02, -54.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 81.17, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1403 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.209 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8239, 10.5826, 45.2453)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CB6 #58B62C

analogous

#452CB6 #8A2CB6 #B62C9D

triadic

#8A2CB6 #B68A2C #2CB68A

tetradic

#8A2CB6 #B6452C #58B62C #2C9DB6

square

#8A2CB6 #B6452C #58B62C #2C9DB6

split-complementary

#8A2CB6 #9DB62C #2CB645

monochromatic

#3F1453 #652085 #8A2CB6 #A84CD4 #C07DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8A2CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A2CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CB6

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CB6	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.209 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcd',
    500: '#8a2cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cb6;
$custom-light: #b16fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49988,
    "c": 0.2088,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CB6

secondary

#90C876

accent

#E44477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CB6

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

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