#8B20BB#8B20BB

#8B20BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.225 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B20BB
RGB	rgb(139, 32, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(281, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 65.12, -58.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 87.82, 317.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.15 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.225 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1319, 10.1104, 47.8951)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B20BB #50BB20

analogous

#3D20BB #8B20BB #BB209E

triadic

#8B20BB #BB8B20 #20BB8B

tetradic

#8B20BB #BB3D20 #50BB20 #209EBB

square

#8B20BB #BB3D20 #50BB20 #209EBB

split-complementary

#8B20BB #9EBB20 #20BB3D

monochromatic

#3D0E52 #641787 #8B20BB #AB3BDD #C16FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8B20BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B20BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B20BB

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B20BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B20BB	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b20bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 32, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.225 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bd0',
    500: '#8b20bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b20bb;
$custom-light: #b26bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b20bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.419,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49553,
    "c": 0.22456,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B20BB

secondary

#89CD6A

accent

#EE3A72

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120714

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B20BB

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

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