#8B20AD#8B20AD

#8B20AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.213 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B20AD
RGB	rgb(139, 32, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 81.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, 62.37, -52.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 81.40, 320.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% 0.1531 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.213 316)
XYZ	xyz(18.7056, 9.5399, 40.3831)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B20AD #42AD20

analogous

#4520AD #8B20AD #AD2088

triadic

#8B20AD #AD8B20 #20AD8B

tetradic

#8B20AD #AD4520 #42AD20 #2088AD

square

#8B20AD #AD4520 #42AD20 #2088AD

split-complementary

#8B20AD #88AD20 #20AD45

monochromatic

#380D46 #621679 #8B20AD #B131D9 #C465E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#8B20AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8B20AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B20AD

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B20AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B20AD	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894268

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b20ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 32, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.213 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ac6',
    500: '#8b20ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b20ad;
$custom-light: #b16ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b20ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.532,
    "s": 68.78,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48503,
    "c": 0.21268,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.09539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B20AD

secondary

#7AC861

accent

#EC3C66

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B20AD

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

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