#8A2EB5#8A2EB5

#8A2EB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.206 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EB5
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.06, 59.06, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.06, 79.85, 317.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.1387 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.206 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7972, 10.6940, 44.7284)
Luminance	0.1069 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EB5 #59B52E

analogous

#472EB5 #8A2EB5 #B52E9D

triadic

#8A2EB5 #B58A2E #2EB58A

tetradic

#8A2EB5 #B5472E #59B52E #2E9DB5

square

#8A2EB5 #B5472E #59B52E #2E9DB5

split-complementary

#8A2EB5 #9DB52E #2EB547

monochromatic

#401553 #652284 #8A2EB5 #A84ED2 #C07FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8A2EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8A2EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EB5

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EB5	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.206 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cc',
    500: '#8a2eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2eb5;
$custom-light: #b170cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.889,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50101,
    "c": 0.20572,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EB5

secondary

#91C778

accent

#E34577

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EB5

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

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