#8A2DC9#8A2DC9

#8A2DC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.225 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2DC9
RGB	rgb(138, 45, 201)
HSL	hsl(276, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 63.68, -63.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 89.78, 315.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1356 -0.18)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.225 307)
XYZ	xyz(21.9600, 11.4974, 56.3094)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2DC9 #6CC92D

analogous

#3C2DC9 #8A2DC9 #C92DBA

triadic

#8A2DC9 #C98A2D #2DC98A

tetradic

#8A2DC9 #C93C2D #6CC92D #2DBAC9

square

#8A2DC9 #C93C2D #6CC92D #2DBAC9

split-complementary

#8A2DC9 #BAC92D #2DC93C

monochromatic

#451765 #682297 #8A2DC9 #A659DA #C18BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8A2DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8A2DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2DC9

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2DC9	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F557B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 45, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.225 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271da',
    500: '#8a2dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2dc9;
$custom-light: #b271da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.769,
    "s": 63.415,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51511,
    "c": 0.22537,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.11497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2DC9

secondary

#A2CF83

accent

#E64184

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2DC9

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

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