#8A2CBB#8A2CBB

#8A2CBB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.213 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CBB
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 61.06, -57.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 83.54, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1394 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.213 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3498, 10.7930, 48.0153)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CBB #5DBB2C

analogous

#432CBB #8A2CBB #BB2CA4

triadic

#8A2CBB #BB8A2C #2CBB8A

tetradic

#8A2CBB #BB432C #5DBB2C #2CA4BB

square

#8A2CBB #BB432C #5DBB2C #2CA4BB

split-complementary

#8A2CBB #A4BB2C #2CBB43

monochromatic

#411558 #652089 #8A2CBB #A74FD6 #C080E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8A2CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A2CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CBB

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CBB	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#065EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.213 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170d0',
    500: '#8a2cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cbb;
$custom-light: #b170d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.441,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50356,
    "c": 0.21339,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CBB

secondary

#95CA79

accent

#E5437A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CBB

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

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