#8A2E9E#8A2E9E

#8A2E9E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.185 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2E9E
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 158)
HSL	hsl(289, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 70.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 54.41, -42.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 69.02, 322.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.1412 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.185 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6290, 9.8268, 33.3093)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2E9E #429E2E

analogous

#522E9E #8A2E9E #9E2E7A

triadic

#8A2E9E #9E8A2E #2E9E8A

tetradic

#8A2E9E #9E522E #429E2E #2E7A9E

square

#8A2E9E #9E522E #429E2E #2E7A9E

split-complementary

#8A2E9E #7A9E2E #2E9E52

monochromatic

#37123F #61206F #8A2E9E #B041C8 #C471D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8A2E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A2E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2E9E

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2E9E	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.185 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fbb',
    500: '#8a2e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2e9e;
$custom-light: #b06fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.286,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48525,
    "c": 0.18456,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2E9E

secondary

#79BD6B

accent

#DE4A64

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2E9E

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

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