#8A2EB4#8A2EB4

#8A2EB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.205 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EB4
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.99, 58.85, -53.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.99, 79.38, 317.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% 0.1388 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.205 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6950, 10.6531, 44.1899)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EB4 #58B42E

analogous

#472EB4 #8A2EB4 #B42E9B

triadic

#8A2EB4 #B48A2E #2EB48A

tetradic

#8A2EB4 #B4472E #58B42E #2E9BB4

square

#8A2EB4 #B4472E #58B42E #2E9BB4

split-complementary

#8A2EB4 #9BB42E #2EB447

monochromatic

#3F1553 #652283 #8A2EB4 #A84ED2 #C07EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8A2EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8A2EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EB4

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EB4	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.205 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cb',
    500: '#8a2eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2eb4;
$custom-light: #b170cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.194,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50029,
    "c": 0.20479,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EB4

secondary

#90C777

accent

#E24577

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EB4

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

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