#8A32BD#8A32BD

#8A32BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.209 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A32BD
RGB	rgb(138, 50, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 73.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 59.18, -56.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 81.92, 316.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1336 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.209 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8053, 11.3590, 49.2308)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A32BD #65BD32

analogous

#4532BD #8A32BD #BD32AB

triadic

#8A32BD #BD8A32 #32BD8A

tetradic

#8A32BD #BD4532 #65BD32 #32ABBD

square

#8A32BD #BD4532 #65BD32 #32ABBD

split-complementary

#8A32BD #ABBD32 #32BD45

monochromatic

#43185C #67258D #8A32BD #A659D3 #C089E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8A32BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8A32BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A32BD

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A32BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A32BD	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)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F60BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a32bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 50, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.209 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172d2',
    500: '#8a32bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a32bd;
$custom-light: #b172d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a32bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.986,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51072,
    "c": 0.20884,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A32BD

secondary

#9CCA81

accent

#E1467F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A32BD

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

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