#8A2DB2#8A2DB2

#8A2DB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.204 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DB2
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 58.82, -52.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 78.85, 318.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.1401 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.204 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4541, 10.4950, 43.1118)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DB2 #55B22D

analogous

#472DB2 #8A2DB2 #B22D97

triadic

#8A2DB2 #B28A2D #2DB28A

tetradic

#8A2DB2 #B2472D #55B22D #2D97B2

square

#8A2DB2 #B2472D #55B22D #2D97B2

split-complementary

#8A2DB2 #97B22D #2DB247

monochromatic

#3E1450 #642181 #8A2DB2 #A94BD1 #C07CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8A2DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A2DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DB2

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DB2	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.204 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b070ca',
    500: '#8a2db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2db2;
$custom-light: #b070ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.955,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49791,
    "c": 0.20404,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DB2

secondary

#8DC675

accent

#E34574

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DB2

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

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