#8A2EE1#8A2EE1

#8A2EE1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.247 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2EE1
RGB	rgb(138, 46, 225)
HSL	hsl(271, 75%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 80%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.7%, 79.6%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 68.61, -73.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 100.74, 312.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% 0.1286 -0.2108)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.247 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0455, 12.7933, 72.3694)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2EE1 #85E12E

analogous

#302EE1 #8A2EE1 #E12EDE

triadic

#8A2EE1 #E18A2E #2EE18A

tetradic

#8A2EE1 #E1302E #85E12E #2EDEE1

square

#8A2EE1 #E1302E #85E12E #2EDEE1

split-complementary

#8A2EE1 #DEE12E #2EE130

monochromatic

#4C1382 #6B1AB7 #8A2EE1 #A864E9 #C699F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8A2EE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8A2EE1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2EE1

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2EE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2EE1	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#766089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2ee1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 46, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.247 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472ec',
    500: '#8a2ee1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2ee1;
$custom-light: #b472ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2ee1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.838,
    "s": 74.895,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53533,
    "c": 0.2469,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2EE1

secondary

#B4DC8F

accent

#F23691

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2EE1

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

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