#8B2287#8B2287

#8B2287 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.180 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2287
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 135)
HSL	hsl(302, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(302, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 2.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 54.88, -32.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 63.93, 329.14°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.155 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.18 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5926, 8.3835, 23.7139)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2287 #228B26

analogous

#5B228B #8B2287 #8B2253

triadic

#8B2287 #878B22 #22878B

tetradic

#8B2287 #8B5B22 #228B26 #22538B

square

#8B2287 #8B5B22 #228B26 #22538B

split-complementary

#8B2287 #538B22 #228B5B

monochromatic

#290A27 #5A1657 #8B2287 #BC2EB7 #D553D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8B2287 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8B2287 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2287

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2287	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2287	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#13498A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415784

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2287;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.180 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069aa',
    500: '#8b2287',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2287;
$custom-light: #b069aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2287",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.286,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46139,
    "c": 0.17957,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2287

secondary

#50B854

accent

#E44A44

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2287

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

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