#8A2E8E#8A2E8E

#8A2E8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.170 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2E8E
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 142)
HSL	hsl(298, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(298, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.8%, 67.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.58, 51.40, -34.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.58, 61.77, 326.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.1414 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.17 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3404, 9.3113, 26.5225)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2E8E #328E2E

analogous

#5A2E8E #8A2E8E #8E2E62

triadic

#8A2E8E #8E8A2E #2E8E8A

tetradic

#8A2E8E #8E5A2E #328E2E #2E628E

square

#8A2E8E #8E5A2E #328E2E #2E628E

split-complementary

#8A2E8E #628E2E #2E8E5A

monochromatic

#301032 #5D1F60 #8A2E8E #B73DBC #CA68CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8A2E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8A2E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2E8E

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2E8E	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D4F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425A8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3C5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.170 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6faf',
    500: '#8a2e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2e8e;
$custom-light: #af6faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.5,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47533,
    "c": 0.17032,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2E8E

secondary

#66B563

accent

#DB4D53

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2E8E

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

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