#8B1EAE#8B1EAE

#8B1EAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.215 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B1EAE
RGB	rgb(139, 30, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(285, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 82.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 63.13, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 82.49, 319.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.1543 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.215 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7505, 9.4743, 40.8772)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B1EAE #41AE1E

analogous

#431EAE #8B1EAE #AE1E89

triadic

#8B1EAE #AE8B1E #1EAE8B

tetradic

#8B1EAE #AE431E #41AE1E #1E89AE

square

#8B1EAE #AE431E #41AE1E #1E89AE

split-complementary

#8B1EAE #89AE1E #1EAE43

monochromatic

#380C46 #61157A #8B1EAE #B12EDB #C562E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8B1EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8B1EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B1EAE

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B1EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B1EAE	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b1eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 30, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.215 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b269c7',
    500: '#8b1eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b1eae;
$custom-light: #b269c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b1eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.417,
    "s": 70.588,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48441,
    "c": 0.21517,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B1EAE

secondary

#79C95F

accent

#ED3A66

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B1EAE

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

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