#8B20AE#8B20AE

#8B20AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.214 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B20AE
RGB	rgb(139, 32, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(285, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 81.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 62.56, -52.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 81.86, 319.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1529 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.214 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8027, 9.5787, 40.8946)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B20AE #43AE20

analogous

#4420AE #8B20AE #AE208A

triadic

#8B20AE #AE8B20 #20AE8B

tetradic

#8B20AE #AE4420 #43AE20 #208AAE

square

#8B20AE #AE4420 #43AE20 #208AAE

split-complementary

#8B20AE #8AAE20 #20AE44

monochromatic

#380D47 #62167A #8B20AE #B032D9 #C466E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8B20AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8B20AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B20AE

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B20AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B20AE	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b20ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 32, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.214 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ac7',
    500: '#8b20ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b20ae;
$custom-light: #b16ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b20ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.211,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48576,
    "c": 0.21352,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B20AE

secondary

#7BC862

accent

#EC3C67

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B20AE

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

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