#8A2DB9#8A2DB9

#8A2DB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.211 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DB9
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.21, 60.27, -55.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.21, 82.17, 317.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.1389 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.211 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1749, 10.7833, 46.9081)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DB9 #5CB92D

analogous

#442DB9 #8A2DB9 #B92DA2

triadic

#8A2DB9 #B98A2D #2DB98A

tetradic

#8A2DB9 #B9442D #5CB92D #2DA2B9

square

#8A2DB9 #B9442D #5CB92D #2DA2B9

split-complementary

#8A2DB9 #A2B92D #2DB944

monochromatic

#411557 #652188 #8A2DB9 #A74FD4 #C080E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8A2DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A2DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DB9

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DB9	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#105EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.211 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cf',
    500: '#8a2db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2db9;
$custom-light: #b170cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.857,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50299,
    "c": 0.21052,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DB9

secondary

#94C979

accent

#E4447A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DB9

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

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