#8A2CBD#8A2CBD

#8A2CBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.215 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CBD
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.38, 61.48, -57.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.38, 84.48, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.139 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.215 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5654, 10.8792, 49.1508)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CBD #5FBD2C

analogous

#422CBD #8A2CBD #BD2CA7

triadic

#8A2CBD #BD8A2C #2CBD8A

tetradic

#8A2CBD #BD422C #5FBD2C #2CA7BD

square

#8A2CBD #BD422C #5FBD2C #2CA7BD

split-complementary

#8A2CBD #A7BD2C #2CBD42

monochromatic

#42155A #66208B #8A2CBD #A750D6 #C082E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#8A2CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8A2CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CBD

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CBD	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.215 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170d2',
    500: '#8a2cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cbd;
$custom-light: #b170d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.897,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50505,
    "c": 0.21524,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CBD

secondary

#96CB7A

accent

#E5427C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CBD

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

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