#8A2D9D#8A2D9D

#8A2D9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.185 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2D9D
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 157)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, 54.62, -42.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 69.02, 322.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.36% 0.1423 -0.1181)
OKLCH	oklch(48.36% 0.185 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5047, 9.7153, 32.8449)
Luminance	0.0971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2D9D #409D2D

analogous

#522D9D #8A2D9D #9D2D78

triadic

#8A2D9D #9D8A2D #2D9D8A

tetradic

#8A2D9D #9D522D #409D2D #2D789D

square

#8A2D9D #9D522D #409D2D #2D789D

split-complementary

#8A2D9D #789D2D #2D9D52

monochromatic

#36123E #601F6D #8A2D9D #B13FC8 #C46FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#8A2D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A2D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2D9D

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2D9D	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.185 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fba',
    500: '#8a2d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2d9d;
$custom-light: #b06fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.821,
    "s": 55.446,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48359,
    "c": 0.18489,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2D9D

secondary

#77BD69

accent

#DF4962

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2D9D

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

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