#8B2197#8B2197

#8B2197 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.193 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2197
RGB	rgb(139, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.62, 57.97, -41.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.62, 71.16, 324.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.06% 0.1553 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(47.06% 0.193 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7767, 8.8121, 30.0894)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2197 #2D9721

analogous

#502197 #8B2197 #972168

triadic

#8B2197 #978B21 #21978B

tetradic

#8B2197 #975021 #2D9721 #216897

square

#8B2197 #975021 #2D9721 #216897

split-complementary

#8B2197 #689721 #219750

monochromatic

#2F0B33 #5D1665 #8B2197 #B92CC9 #CD58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#8B2197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#8B2197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2197

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2197	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D385B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.193 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b169b6',
    500: '#8b2197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2197;
$custom-light: #b169b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.898,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47055,
    "c": 0.19345,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2197

secondary

#60BE55

accent

#E74152

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2197

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

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