#8A2EA5#8A2EA5

#8A2EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.191 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EA5
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 55.79, -45.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 72.29, 320.52°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.1406 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.191 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2488, 10.0747, 36.5734)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EA5 #49A52E

analogous

#4F2EA5 #8A2EA5 #A52E85

triadic

#8A2EA5 #A58A2E #2EA58A

tetradic

#8A2EA5 #A54F2E #49A52E #2E85A5

square

#8A2EA5 #A54F2E #49A52E #2E85A5

split-complementary

#8A2EA5 #85A52E #2EA54F

monochromatic

#3A1345 #622175 #8A2EA5 #AD45CB #C275D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A2EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A2EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EA5

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EA5	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.191 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fc0',
    500: '#8a2ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ea5;
$custom-light: #b06fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.387,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48986,
    "c": 0.19094,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EA5

secondary

#81C06F

accent

#E0486B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EA5

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

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