#8A2CBC#8A2CBC

#8A2CBC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.214 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CBC
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 76.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.30, 61.27, -57.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.30, 84.01, 316.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.1392 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.214 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.4572, 10.8360, 48.5811)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CBC #5EBC2C

analogous

#422CBC #8A2CBC #BC2CA6

triadic

#8A2CBC #BC8A2C #2CBC8A

tetradic

#8A2CBC #BC422C #5EBC2C #2CA6BC

square

#8A2CBC #BC422C #5EBC2C #2CA6BC

split-complementary

#8A2CBC #A6BC2C #2CBC42

monochromatic

#411559 #66208A #8A2CBC #A74FD6 #C081E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#8A2CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8A2CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CBC

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CBC	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#015EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.214 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170d1',
    500: '#8a2cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cbc;
$custom-light: #b170d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.167,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50431,
    "c": 0.21432,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CBC

secondary

#96CA79

accent

#E5437B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CBC

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

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