#821B9F#821B9F

#821B9F is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.202 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#821B9F
RGB	rgb(130, 27, 159)
HSL	hsl(287, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(287, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 83%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, 59.50, -48.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 76.91, 320.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% 0.1481 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.202 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8549, 8.0336, 33.5097)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#821B9F #389F1B

analogous

#401B9F #821B9F #9F1B7A

triadic

#821B9F #9F821B #1B9F82

tetradic

#821B9F #9F401B #389F1B #1B7A9F

square

#821B9F #9F401B #389F1B #1B7A9F

split-complementary

#821B9F #7A9F1B #1B9F40

monochromatic

#2C0936 #57126B #821B9F #AD24D3 #C253E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#821B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#821B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #821B9F

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##821B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##821B9F	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D539C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#803B5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #821b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 27, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.202 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab66bc',
    500: '#821b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #821b9f;
$custom-light: #ab66bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#821b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.818,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45829,
    "c": 0.20201,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#821B9F

secondary

#6BC551

accent

#EE3A62

background

#FAF6FB

surface

#F5EBF6

border

#CFC6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #821B9F

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

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