#8A43A2#8A43A2

#8A43A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.159 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A43A2
RGB	rgb(138, 67, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 58.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 45.59, -38.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 59.95, 319.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.1157 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.159 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0090, 12.0269, 35.4955)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A43A2 #5BA243

analogous

#5A43A2 #8A43A2 #A2438B

triadic

#8A43A2 #A28A43 #43A28A

tetradic

#8A43A2 #A25A43 #5BA243 #438BA2

square

#8A43A2 #A25A43 #5BA243 #438BA2

split-complementary

#8A43A2 #8BA243 #43A25A

monochromatic

#401F4B #653177 #8A43A2 #A864BF #C08FD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8A43A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8A43A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A43A2

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A43A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A43A2	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4563A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a43a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 67, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.159 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bbe',
    500: '#8a43a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a43a2;
$custom-light: #af7bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a43a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.842,
    "s": 41.485,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51298,
    "c": 0.15877,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A43A2

secondary

#93BC85

accent

#D15676

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A43A2

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

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