#8A2DAD#8A2DAD

#8A2DAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.199 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DAD
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 57.79, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 76.49, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1408 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.199 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9612, 10.2979, 40.5159)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DAD #50AD2D

analogous

#4A2DAD #8A2DAD #AD2D90

triadic

#8A2DAD #AD8A2D #2DAD8A

tetradic

#8A2DAD #AD4A2D #50AD2D #2D90AD

square

#8A2DAD #AD4A2D #50AD2D #2D90AD

split-complementary

#8A2DAD #90AD2D #2DAD4A

monochromatic

#3D144C #63207C #8A2DAD #AA48CF #C178DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8A2DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8A2DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DAD

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DAD	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87496B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.199 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc6',
    500: '#8a2dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2dad;
$custom-light: #b06fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.594,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49437,
    "c": 0.19944,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DAD

secondary

#88C472

accent

#E24671

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DAD

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

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