#8A2EAE#8A2EAE

#8A2EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.199 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EAE
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 57.61, -50.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 76.53, 318.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% 0.1397 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.199 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0969, 10.4139, 41.0403)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EAE #52AE2E

analogous

#4A2EAE #8A2EAE #AE2E92

triadic

#8A2EAE #AE8A2E #2EAE8A

tetradic

#8A2EAE #AE4A2E #52AE2E #2E92AE

square

#8A2EAE #AE4A2E #52AE2E #2E92AE

split-complementary

#8A2EAE #92AE2E #2EAE4A

monochromatic

#3D144D #64217E #8A2EAE #AA4ACF #C17ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8A2EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A2EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EAE

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EAE	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.199 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b070c7',
    500: '#8a2eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2eae;
$custom-light: #b070c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.125,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49603,
    "c": 0.19923,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EAE

secondary

#8AC474

accent

#E14672

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EAE

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

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