#8A2CD1#8A2CD1

#8A2CD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.234 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2CD1
RGB	rgb(138, 44, 209)
HSL	hsl(274, 65%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 79%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 78.9%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 65.77, -67.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 93.96, 314.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1344 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.234 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8879, 11.8082, 61.3827)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2CD1 #73D12C

analogous

#382CD1 #8A2CD1 #D12CC5

triadic

#8A2CD1 #D18A2C #2CD18A

tetradic

#8A2CD1 #D1382C #73D12C #2CC5D1

square

#8A2CD1 #D1382C #73D12C #2CC5D1

split-complementary

#8A2CD1 #C5D12C #2CD138

monochromatic

#47176C #69219E #8A2CD1 #A65DDD #C290E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A2CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A2CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2CD1

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2CD1	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 44, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.234 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b371e0',
    500: '#8a2cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2cd1;
$custom-light: #b371e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.182,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52058,
    "c": 0.23374,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2CD1

secondary

#A7D287

accent

#E84088

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2CD1

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

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