#8A32BE#8A32BE

#8A32BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.210 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A32BE
RGB	rgb(138, 50, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 59.40, -57.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 82.40, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1334 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.21 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.9142, 11.4026, 49.8044)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A32BE #66BE32

analogous

#4432BE #8A32BE #BE32AC

triadic

#8A32BE #BE8A32 #32BE8A

tetradic

#8A32BE #BE4432 #66BE32 #32ACBE

square

#8A32BE #BE4432 #66BE32 #32ACBE

split-complementary

#8A32BE #ACBE32 #32BE44

monochromatic

#44195D #67258E #8A32BE #A65AD3 #C08AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8A32BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8A32BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A32BE

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A32BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A32BE	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B60BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a32be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 50, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.210 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172d2',
    500: '#8a32be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a32be;
$custom-light: #b172d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a32be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51145,
    "c": 0.2098,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A32BE

secondary

#9DCA82

accent

#E24680

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A32BE

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

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