#8B21BD#8B21BD

#8B21BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.225 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B21BD
RGB	rgb(139, 33, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 83%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 82.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 65.23, -59.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 88.43, 317.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1489 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.225 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3749, 10.2513, 49.0396)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B21BD #53BD21

analogous

#3D21BD #8B21BD #BD21A1

triadic

#8B21BD #BD8B21 #21BD8B

tetradic

#8B21BD #BD3D21 #53BD21 #21A1BD

square

#8B21BD #BD3D21 #53BD21 #21A1BD

split-complementary

#8B21BD #A1BD21 #21BD3D

monochromatic

#3E0F55 #651889 #8B21BD #AA3EDD #C172E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8B21BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B21BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B21BD

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B21BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B21BD	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b21bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 33, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.225 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bd2',
    500: '#8b21bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b21bd;
$custom-light: #b26bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b21bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.769,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49775,
    "c": 0.22548,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B21BD

secondary

#8CCD6D

accent

#ED3B74

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B21BD

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

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