#8A2ED7#8A2ED7

#8A2ED7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.238 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2ED7
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 215)
HSL	hsl(273, 68%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 79%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.8%, 78.6%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 66.39, -69.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 96.02, 313.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.1313 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.238 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.7211, 12.2636, 65.3942)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2ED7 #7BD72E

analogous

#352ED7 #8A2ED7 #D72ECF

triadic

#8A2ED7 #D78A2E #2ED78A

tetradic

#8A2ED7 #D7352E #7BD72E #2ECFD7

square

#8A2ED7 #D7352E #7BD72E #2ECFD7

split-complementary

#8A2ED7 #CFD72E #2ED735

monochromatic

#491674 #6A20A8 #8A2ED7 #A761E1 #C495EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8A2ED7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8A2ED7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2ED7

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2ED7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2ED7	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A5B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ed7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.238 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b372e4',
    500: '#8a2ed7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ed7;
$custom-light: #b372e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ed7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.663,
    "s": 67.871,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52711,
    "c": 0.23752,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2ED7

secondary

#ADD68B

accent

#EB3D8C

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2ED7

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

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