#8A2EB6#8A2EB6

#8A2EB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.207 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EB6
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 182)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 74.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 59.27, -54.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 80.33, 317.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.1385 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.207 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9002, 10.7352, 45.2707)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EB6 #5AB62E

analogous

#462EB6 #8A2EB6 #B62E9E

triadic

#8A2EB6 #B68A2E #2EB68A

tetradic

#8A2EB6 #B6462E #5AB62E #2E9EB6

square

#8A2EB6 #B6462E #5AB62E #2E9EB6

split-complementary

#8A2EB6 #9EB62E #2EB646

monochromatic

#401554 #652285 #8A2EB6 #A84FD2 #C080DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8A2EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8A2EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EB6

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EB6	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.207 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cd',
    500: '#8a2eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2eb6;
$custom-light: #b170cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.588,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50173,
    "c": 0.20665,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EB6

secondary

#92C878

accent

#E34578

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EB6

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