#8A2EC4#8A2EC4

#8A2EC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.220 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EC4
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 196)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 62.24, -60.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 86.99, 315.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1359 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.22 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4200, 11.3431, 53.2749)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EC4 #68C42E

analogous

#3F2EC4 #8A2EC4 #C42EB3

triadic

#8A2EC4 #C48A2E #2EC48A

tetradic

#8A2EC4 #C43F2E #68C42E #2EB3C4

square

#8A2EC4 #C43F2E #68C42E #2EB3C4

split-complementary

#8A2EC4 #B3C42E #2EC43F

monochromatic

#441761 #672292 #8A2EC4 #A658D8 #C089E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A2EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A2EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EC4

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EC4	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.220 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271d7',
    500: '#8a2ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ec4;
$custom-light: #b271d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.8,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51215,
    "c": 0.21972,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EC4

secondary

#9ECD81

accent

#E54382

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EC4

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

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