#8B16B4#8B16B4

#8B16B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.226 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B16B4
RGB	rgb(139, 22, 180)
HSL	hsl(284, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(284, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 87.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, 66.22, -57.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 87.39, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% 0.1578 -0.1614)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.226 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1712, 9.3588, 43.9677)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B16B4 #3FB416

analogous

#3C16B4 #8B16B4 #B4168E

triadic

#8B16B4 #B48B16 #16B48B

tetradic

#8B16B4 #B43C16 #3FB416 #168EB4

square

#8B16B4 #B43C16 #3FB416 #168EB4

split-complementary

#8B16B4 #8EB416 #16B43C

monochromatic

#370947 #610F7D #8B16B4 #B223E4 #C55AEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#8B16B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#8B16B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B16B4

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B16B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B16B4	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87426A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b16b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 22, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.226 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b267cb',
    500: '#8b16b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b16b4;
$custom-light: #b267cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b16b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.43,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48431,
    "c": 0.22571,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B16B4

secondary

#76CE58

accent

#F53365

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF9

border

#D0C6D2

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B16B4

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

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