#8A2EA1#8A2EA1
#8A2EA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.187 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2EA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 46, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.72, 55.00, -43.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.72, 70.42, 321.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.72% 0.141 -0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.72% 0.187 318.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8904, 9.9313, 34.6859) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.73
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.89
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.09
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.29
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.77
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2EA1 #45A12E
analogous
#502EA1 #8A2EA1 #A12E7E
triadic
#8A2EA1 #A18A2E #2EA18A
tetradic
#8A2EA1 #A1502E #45A12E #2E7EA1
square
#8A2EA1 #A1502E #45A12E #2E7EA1
split-complementary
#8A2EA1 #7EA12E #2EA150
monochromatic
#381342 #612071 #8A2EA1 #AE43C9 #C373D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#8A2EA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8A2EA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2EA1
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2EA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2EA1 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#355C9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A4464
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2ea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.187 318.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06fbd',
500: '#8a2ea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2ea1; $custom-light: #b06fbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2ea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 46,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4872,
"c": 0.18729,
"h": 318.8
},
"luminance": 0.0993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2EA1
secondary
#7DBE6C
accent
#DF4967
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81