#8B1CAF#8B1CAF

#8B1CAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.218 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B1CAF
RGB	rgb(139, 28, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 72%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(285, 84%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 84%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 63.85, -53.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 83.55, 319.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.1554 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.218 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7993, 9.4154, 41.3762)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B1CAF #40AF1C

analogous

#411CAF #8B1CAF #AF1C8A

triadic

#8B1CAF #AF8B1C #1CAF8B

tetradic

#8B1CAF #AF411C #40AF1C #1C8AAF

square

#8B1CAF #AF411C #40AF1C #1C8AAF

split-complementary

#8B1CAF #8AAF1C #1CAF41

monochromatic

#370B45 #61147A #8B1CAF #B22BDD #C560E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#8B1CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#8B1CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B1CAF

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B1CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B1CAF	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1459AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b1caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 28, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.218 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b269c8',
    500: '#8b1caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b1caf;
$custom-light: #b269c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b1caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.306,
    "s": 72.414,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48387,
    "c": 0.21756,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B1CAF

secondary

#78CA5D

accent

#EF3965

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B1CAF

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

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