#8A2EA9#8A2EA9

#8A2EA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.195 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EA9
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 169)
HSL	hsl(285, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 72.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 56.59, -47.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 74.17, 319.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.1403 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.195 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.6185, 10.2226, 38.5208)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EA9 #4DA92E

analogous

#4D2EA9 #8A2EA9 #A92E8B

triadic

#8A2EA9 #A98A2E #2EA98A

tetradic

#8A2EA9 #A94D2E #4DA92E #2E8BA9

square

#8A2EA9 #A94D2E #4DA92E #2E8BA9

split-complementary

#8A2EA9 #8BA92E #2EA94D

monochromatic

#3B1449 #632179 #8A2EA9 #AB47CD #C177DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8A2EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A2EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EA9

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EA9	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.195 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b070c3',
    500: '#8a2ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ea9;
$custom-light: #b070c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.878,
    "s": 57.209,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49257,
    "c": 0.19462,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EA9

secondary

#85C271

accent

#E0476E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EA9

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

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