#8B209D#8B209D

#8B209D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.199 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B209D
RGB	rgb(139, 32, 157)
HSL	hsl(291, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(291, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 79.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 59.37, -44.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 74.17, 323.17°)
OKLab	oklab(47.38% 0.1556 -0.1246)
OKLCH	oklch(47.38% 0.199 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2491, 8.9573, 32.7121)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B209D #329D20

analogous

#4D209D #8B209D #9D2071

triadic

#8B209D #9D8B20 #209D8B

tetradic

#8B209D #9D4D20 #329D20 #20719D

square

#8B209D #9D4D20 #329D20 #20719D

split-complementary

#8B209D #719D20 #209D4D

monochromatic

#310B37 #5E166A #8B209D #B82AD0 #CA5ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#8B209D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8B209D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B209D

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B209D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B209D	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#31589A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b209d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 32, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.199 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b169ba',
    500: '#8b209d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b209d;
$custom-light: #b169ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b209d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.36,
    "s": 66.138,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47378,
    "c": 0.19934,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B209D

secondary

#67C157

accent

#E93F57

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B209D

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

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