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#8A2BE2 · Violet
Click to copy#8A2BE2 is a medium, highly saturated purple color, closest to Violet and near Violet and Slate Blue. In OKLCH it has 53% lightness and 0.25 chroma at hue 301°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #8A2BE2 a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.
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#8A2BE2RGB
rgb(138, 43, 226)HSL
hsl(271, 76%, 53%)CMYK
39, 81, 0, 11CSS var
--violetContrast
5.96:1 white · 3.52:1 blackSimilar named colors
How to use #8A2BE2
White text passes WCAG AA on #8A2BE2 (5.96:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.
For a calm scheme pair #8A2BE2 with its analogous neighbors #2F2CE2 and #E22CDF; for contrast use its complement #84E22C as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.
--violet: #8A2BE2;
$violet: #8A2BE2;
colors: { 'violet': '#8A2BE2' }