#8A2DAA#8A2DAA

#8A2DAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.197 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DAA
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 57.19, -48.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 75.08, 319.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1411 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.197 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6742, 10.1830, 39.0043)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DAA #4DAA2D

analogous

#4B2DAA #8A2DAA #AA2D8C

triadic

#8A2DAA #AA8A2D #2DAA8A

tetradic

#8A2DAA #AA4B2D #4DAA2D #2D8CAA

square

#8A2DAA #AA4B2D #4DAA2D #2D8CAA

split-complementary

#8A2DAA #8CAA2D #2DAA4B

monochromatic

#3B1349 #63207A #8A2DAA #AB46CE #C177DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8A2DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A2DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DAA

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DAA	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.197 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc4',
    500: '#8a2daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2daa;
$custom-light: #b06fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.64,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49229,
    "c": 0.19669,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DAA

secondary

#85C370

accent

#E1466E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DAA

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

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