#8A2DAE#8A2DAE

#8A2DAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.200 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DAE
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 58.00, -50.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 76.96, 318.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.1406 -0.1427)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.2 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0583, 10.3367, 41.0274)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DAE #51AE2D

analogous

#4A2DAE #8A2DAE #AE2D91

triadic

#8A2DAE #AE8A2D #2DAE8A

tetradic

#8A2DAE #AE4A2D #51AE2D #2D91AE

square

#8A2DAE #AE4A2D #51AE2D #2D91AE

split-complementary

#8A2DAE #91AE2D #2DAE4A

monochromatic

#3D144D #63207D #8A2DAE #AA48D0 #C179DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8A2DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A2DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DAE

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DAE	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87496B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.200 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc7',
    500: '#8a2dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2dae;
$custom-light: #b06fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.256,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49507,
    "c": 0.20036,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DAE

secondary

#89C472

accent

#E24671

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DAE

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

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