#8520B2#8520B2

#8520B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.215 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8520B2
RGB	rgb(133, 32, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(282, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 82%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 62.32, -56.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 83.96, 317.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.1443 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.215 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2238, 9.2344, 42.9333)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8520B2 #4DB220

analogous

#3C20B2 #8520B2 #B22096

triadic

#8520B2 #B28520 #20B285

tetradic

#8520B2 #B23C20 #4DB220 #2096B2

square

#8520B2 #B23C20 #4DB220 #2096B2

split-complementary

#8520B2 #96B220 #20B23C

monochromatic

#370D4A #5E177E #8520B2 #A735DB #BE68E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#8520B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#8520B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8520B2

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8520B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8520B2	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8520b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 32, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.215 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6aca',
    500: '#8520b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8520b2;
$custom-light: #ae6aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8520b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.507,
    "s": 69.524,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48031,
    "c": 0.21505,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8520B2

secondary

#83CA64

accent

#EC3B72

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8520B2

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

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