#8A2DB6#8A2DB6

#8A2DB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.208 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DB6
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 182)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.00, 59.65, -54.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.00, 80.75, 317.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1394 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.208 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8616, 10.6580, 45.2578)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DB6 #59B62D

analogous

#462DB6 #8A2DB6 #B62D9E

triadic

#8A2DB6 #B68A2D #2DB68A

tetradic

#8A2DB6 #B6462D #59B62D #2D9EB6

square

#8A2DB6 #B6462D #59B62D #2D9EB6

split-complementary

#8A2DB6 #9EB62D #2DB646

monochromatic

#401554 #652185 #8A2DB6 #A84DD3 #C07EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8A2DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A2DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DB6

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DB6	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.208 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cd',
    500: '#8a2db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2db6;
$custom-light: #b170cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.73,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50079,
    "c": 0.20774,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DB6

secondary

#91C877

accent

#E34477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DB6

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

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