#8B2194#8B2194

#8B2194 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.191 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2194
RGB	rgb(139, 33, 148)
HSL	hsl(295, 64%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(295, 78%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 77.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 57.44, -39.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 69.85, 325.32°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.1556 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.191 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.5362, 8.7159, 28.8226)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2194 #2A9421

analogous

#512194 #8B2194 #942164

triadic

#8B2194 #948B21 #21948B

tetradic

#8B2194 #945121 #2A9421 #216494

square

#8B2194 #945121 #2A9421 #216494

split-complementary

#8B2194 #649421 #219451

monochromatic

#2D0B30 #5C1662 #8B2194 #BA2CC6 #CF56D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#8B2194 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8B2194 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2194

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2194	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2194	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395891

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E375A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2194;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.191 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b169b4',
    500: '#8b2194',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2194;
$custom-light: #b169b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2194",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.304,
    "s": 63.536,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4686,
    "c": 0.19101,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2194

secondary

#5CBD54

accent

#E7414E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2194

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

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