#8A2CBA#8A2CBA

#8A2CBA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.212 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CBA
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 60.85, -56.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 83.06, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.1396 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.212 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2431, 10.7503, 47.4535)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CBA #5CBA2C

analogous

#432CBA #8A2CBA #BA2CA3

triadic

#8A2CBA #BA8A2C #2CBA8A

tetradic

#8A2CBA #BA432C #5CBA2C #2CA3BA

square

#8A2CBA #BA432C #5CBA2C #2CA3BA

split-complementary

#8A2CBA #A3BA2C #2CBA43

monochromatic

#411557 #652089 #8A2CBA #A74ED5 #C080E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8A2CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A2CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CBA

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CBA	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A5EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.212 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fd0',
    500: '#8a2cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cba;
$custom-light: #b16fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.718,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50282,
    "c": 0.21247,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CBA

secondary

#94CA78

accent

#E5437A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CBA

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

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