#8B2199#8B2199

#8B2199 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.195 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2199
RGB	rgb(139, 33, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(293, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 58.33, -42.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 72.05, 324.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.19% 0.1552 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(47.19% 0.195 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9405, 8.8776, 30.9521)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2199 #2F9921

analogous

#4F2199 #8B2199 #99216B

triadic

#8B2199 #998B21 #21998B

tetradic

#8B2199 #994F21 #2F9921 #216B99

square

#8B2199 #994F21 #2F9921 #216B99

split-complementary

#8B2199 #6B9921 #21994F

monochromatic

#300B34 #5D1667 #8B2199 #B92CCB #CC59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#8B2199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#8B2199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2199

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2199	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D395D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.195 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b169b8',
    500: '#8b2199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2199;
$custom-light: #b169b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47186,
    "c": 0.19509,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2199

secondary

#63BF56

accent

#E84054

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2199

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

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