#8A2CB9#8A2CB9

#8A2CB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.212 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CB9
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.08, 60.64, -56.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.08, 82.59, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.1398 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.212 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.1372, 10.7079, 46.8956)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CB9 #5BB92C

analogous

#442CB9 #8A2CB9 #B92CA2

triadic

#8A2CB9 #B98A2C #2CB98A

tetradic

#8A2CB9 #B9442C #5BB92C #2CA2B9

square

#8A2CB9 #B9442C #5BB92C #2CA2B9

split-complementary

#8A2CB9 #A2B92C #2CB944

monochromatic

#401456 #652088 #8A2CB9 #A84DD5 #C07FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8A2CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A2CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CB9

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CB9	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E5EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.212 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcf',
    500: '#8a2cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cb9;
$custom-light: #b16fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50208,
    "c": 0.21155,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CB9

secondary

#93C978

accent

#E54379

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CB9

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

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