#8B20EF#8B20EF

#8B20EF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.270 H 299.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B20EF
RGB	rgb(139, 32, 239)
HSL	hsl(271, 87%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 87%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 86.6%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 75.95, -81.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 111.62, 312.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1336 -0.2342)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.27 299.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.7400, 12.7536, 82.6975)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B20EF #84EF20

analogous

#2320EF #8B20EF #EF20EC

triadic

#8B20EF #EF8B20 #20EF8B

tetradic

#8B20EF #EF2320 #84EF20 #20ECEF

square

#8B20EF #EF2320 #84EF20 #20ECEF

split-complementary

#8B20EF #ECEF20 #20EF23

monochromatic

#4C0A8B #6C0EC4 #8B20EF #A959F3 #C692F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8B20EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8B20EF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B20EF

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B20EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B20EF	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72618F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b20ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 32, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.270 299.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b66ef6',
    500: '#8b20ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b20ef;
$custom-light: #b66ef6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b20ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.014,
    "s": 86.611,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53889,
    "c": 0.26963,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B20EF

secondary

#B4E289

accent

#FD2B90

background

#FCF7FF

surface

#F8EDFF

border

#D1C8D7

text

#130817

muted

#827B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B20EF

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

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