#8A2EC2#8A2EC2

#8A2EC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.218 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EC2
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 76.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, 61.81, -59.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 86.04, 315.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% 0.1363 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.218 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1938, 11.2527, 52.0840)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EC2 #66C22E

analogous

#402EC2 #8A2EC2 #C22EB0

triadic

#8A2EC2 #C28A2E #2EC28A

tetradic

#8A2EC2 #C2402E #66C22E #2EB0C2

square

#8A2EC2 #C2402E #66C22E #2EB0C2

split-complementary

#8A2EC2 #B0C22E #2EC240

monochromatic

#44175F #672291 #8A2EC2 #A656D7 #C088E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8A2EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8A2EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EC2

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EC2	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.218 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b171d5',
    500: '#8a2ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ec2;
$custom-light: #b171d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.297,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51062,
    "c": 0.21785,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EC2

secondary

#9DCC7F

accent

#E54380

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EC2

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

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