#8A2DB3#8A2DB3

#8A2DB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.205 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DB3
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 59.02, -53.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 79.33, 318.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.1399 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.205 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.5549, 10.5353, 43.6425)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DB3 #56B32D

analogous

#472DB3 #8A2DB3 #B32D99

triadic

#8A2DB3 #B38A2D #2DB38A

tetradic

#8A2DB3 #B3472D #56B32D #2D99B3

square

#8A2DB3 #B3472D #56B32D #2D99B3

split-complementary

#8A2DB3 #99B32D #2DB347

monochromatic

#3F1451 #642182 #8A2DB3 #A94BD2 #C07CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8A2DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A2DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DB3

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DB3	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.205 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170ca',
    500: '#8a2db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2db3;
$custom-light: #b170ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.642,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49863,
    "c": 0.20496,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.10535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DB3

secondary

#8EC775

accent

#E34575

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DB3

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

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