#8B1CB4#8B1CB4

#8B1CB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.222 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B1CB4
RGB	rgb(139, 28, 180)
HSL	hsl(284, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 84%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 84.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 64.82, -56.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 85.82, 319.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1543 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.222 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2995, 9.6154, 44.0105)
Luminance	0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B1CB4 #45B41C

analogous

#3F1CB4 #8B1CB4 #B41C91

triadic

#8B1CB4 #B48B1C #1CB48B

tetradic

#8B1CB4 #B43F1C #45B41C #1C91B4

square

#8B1CB4 #B43F1C #45B41C #1C91B4

split-complementary

#8B1CB4 #91B41C #1CB43F

monochromatic

#390C4A #62147F #8B1CB4 #AF2FDF #C364E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#8B1CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8B1CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B1CB4

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B1CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B1CB4	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#035AB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87446B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b1cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 28, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.222 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b269cb',
    500: '#8b1cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b1cb4;
$custom-light: #b269cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b1cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.816,
    "s": 73.077,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48762,
    "c": 0.2217,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B1CB4

secondary

#7DCC60

accent

#F0386A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B1CB4

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

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