#8A2E9D#8A2E9D

#8A2E9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.184 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2E9D
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, 54.22, -41.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 68.56, 322.26°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.1412 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.184 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5433, 9.7925, 32.8578)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2E9D #419D2E

analogous

#532E9D #8A2E9D #9D2E78

triadic

#8A2E9D #9D8A2E #2E9D8A

tetradic

#8A2E9D #9D532E #419D2E #2E789D

square

#8A2E9D #9D532E #419D2E #2E789D

split-complementary

#8A2E9D #789D2E #2E9D53

monochromatic

#37123E #60206E #8A2E9D #B041C7 #C470D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#8A2E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A2E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2E9D

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2E9D	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.184 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fba',
    500: '#8a2e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2e9d;
$custom-light: #b06fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.73,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4846,
    "c": 0.18366,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2E9D

secondary

#78BD6A

accent

#DE4A63

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2E9D

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

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