#8A2EC5#8A2EC5

#8A2EC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.221 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EC5
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 197)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 76.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 62.45, -61.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 87.47, 315.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.1357 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.221 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5341, 11.3888, 53.8763)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EC5 #69C52E

analogous

#3E2EC5 #8A2EC5 #C52EB5

triadic

#8A2EC5 #C58A2E #2EC58A

tetradic

#8A2EC5 #C53E2E #69C52E #2EB5C5

square

#8A2EC5 #C53E2E #69C52E #2EB5C5

split-complementary

#8A2EC5 #B5C52E #2EC53E

monochromatic

#441762 #672293 #8A2EC5 #A658D8 #C18AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8A2EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A2EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EC5

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EC5	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.221 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271d7',
    500: '#8a2ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ec5;
$custom-light: #b271d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.556,
    "s": 62.14,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51291,
    "c": 0.22066,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EC5

secondary

#9FCE81

accent

#E54382

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110815

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EC5

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

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