#8B2283#8B2283

#8B2283 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.176 H 331.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2283
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 131)
HSL	hsl(305, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(305, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 5.8%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 54.22, -30.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 62.29, 330.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.91% 0.1549 -0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(45.91% 0.176 331.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3162, 8.2730, 22.2585)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2283 #228B2A

analogous

#5F228B #8B2283 #8B224F

triadic

#8B2283 #838B22 #22838B

tetradic

#8B2283 #8B5F22 #228B2A #224F8B

square

#8B2283 #8B5F22 #228B2A #224F8B

split-complementary

#8B2283 #4F8B22 #228B5F

monochromatic

#290A26 #5A1655 #8B2283 #BC2EB1 #D553CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#8B2283 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#8B2283 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2283

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2283	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2283	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194886

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435680

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#912F51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2283;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.176 331.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069a7',
    500: '#8b2283',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2283;
$custom-light: #b069a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2283",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.571,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45906,
    "c": 0.17646,
    "h": 331.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2283

secondary

#50B858

accent

#E45044

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2283

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

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