#8A2DB5#8A2DB5

#8A2DB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.207 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DB5
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 75.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 59.44, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 80.28, 317.77°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.1396 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.207 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7586, 10.6168, 44.7155)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DB5 #58B52D

analogous

#462DB5 #8A2DB5 #B52D9C

triadic

#8A2DB5 #B58A2D #2DB58A

tetradic

#8A2DB5 #B5462D #58B52D #2D9CB5

square

#8A2DB5 #B5462D #58B52D #2D9CB5

split-complementary

#8A2DB5 #9CB52D #2DB546

monochromatic

#3F1553 #652184 #8A2DB5 #A84DD3 #C07EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8A2DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A2DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DB5

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DB5	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.207 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cc',
    500: '#8a2db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2db5;
$custom-light: #b170cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.029,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50007,
    "c": 0.20681,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DB5

secondary

#90C776

accent

#E34477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DB5

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

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