#8A2EBD#8A2EBD

#8A2EBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.213 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EBD
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 60.74, -57.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 83.66, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.1373 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.213 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6417, 11.0318, 49.1762)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EBD #61BD2E

analogous

#422EBD #8A2EBD #BD2EA8

triadic

#8A2EBD #BD8A2E #2EBD8A

tetradic

#8A2EBD #BD422E #61BD2E #2EA8BD

square

#8A2EBD #BD422E #61BD2E #2EA8BD

split-complementary

#8A2EBD #A8BD2E #2EBD42

monochromatic

#42165B #66228C #8A2EBD #A753D5 #C084E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8A2EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8A2EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EBD

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EBD	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#035FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.213 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b171d2',
    500: '#8a2ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ebd;
$custom-light: #b171d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.601,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50687,
    "c": 0.21318,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EBD

secondary

#98CA7C

accent

#E4447D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EBD

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

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