#8A2ED4#8A2ED4

#8A2ED4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.235 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2ED4
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 212)
HSL	hsl(273, 66%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 78%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 78.3%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.39, 65.72, -68.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.39, 94.60, 314.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.1321 -0.194)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.235 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3391, 12.1108, 63.3826)
Luminance	0.1211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2ED4 #78D42E

analogous

#372ED4 #8A2ED4 #D42ECB

triadic

#8A2ED4 #D48A2E #2ED48A

tetradic

#8A2ED4 #D4372E #78D42E #2ECBD4

square

#8A2ED4 #D4372E #78D42E #2ECBD4

split-complementary

#8A2ED4 #CBD42E #2ED437

monochromatic

#491770 #6922A3 #8A2ED4 #A661DE #C394E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8A2ED4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A2ED4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2ED4

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2ED4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2ED4	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ed4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.235 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b372e2',
    500: '#8a2ed4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ed4;
$custom-light: #b372e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ed4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.253,
    "s": 65.873,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52469,
    "c": 0.23471,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2ED4

secondary

#ABD48A

accent

#E93F8B

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2ED4

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