#8A2EB9#8A2EB9

#8A2EB9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.209 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EB9
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.34, 59.89, -55.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.34, 81.75, 317.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.138 -0.1576)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.209 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2135, 10.8606, 46.9210)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EB9 #5DB92E

analogous

#442EB9 #8A2EB9 #B92EA2

triadic

#8A2EB9 #B98A2E #2EB98A

tetradic

#8A2EB9 #B9442E #5DB92E #2EA2B9

square

#8A2EB9 #B9442E #5DB92E #2EA2B9

split-complementary

#8A2EB9 #A2B92E #2EB944

monochromatic

#411657 #652288 #8A2EB9 #A751D4 #C082E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8A2EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8A2EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EB9

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EB9	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#125EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.209 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cf',
    500: '#8a2eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2eb9;
$custom-light: #b170cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.712,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50391,
    "c": 0.20945,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EB9

secondary

#95C97A

accent

#E3447A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EB9

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

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