#8A2DB4#8A2DB4

#8A2DB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.206 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DB4
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 180)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 75%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 59.23, -53.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 79.80, 317.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.1398 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.206 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6564, 10.5759, 44.1771)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DB4 #57B42D

analogous

#462DB4 #8A2DB4 #B42D9B

triadic

#8A2DB4 #B48A2D #2DB48A

tetradic

#8A2DB4 #B4462D #57B42D #2D9BB4

square

#8A2DB4 #B4462D #57B42D #2D9BB4

split-complementary

#8A2DB4 #9BB42D #2DB446

monochromatic

#3F1552 #642183 #8A2DB4 #A84CD2 #C07DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8A2DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A2DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DB4

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DB4	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.206 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cb',
    500: '#8a2db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2db4;
$custom-light: #b170cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.333,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49935,
    "c": 0.20589,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DB4

secondary

#8FC776

accent

#E34576

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DB4

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

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