#8B2288#8B2288

#8B2288 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.180 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2288
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 136)
HSL	hsl(302, 61%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(302, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 2.2%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.83, 55.05, -33.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.83, 64.35, 328.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% 0.155 -0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.18 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6633, 8.4118, 24.0864)
Luminance	0.0841 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2288 #228B25

analogous

#5A228B #8B2288 #8B2254

triadic

#8B2288 #888B22 #22888B

tetradic

#8B2288 #8B5A22 #228B25 #22548B

square

#8B2288 #8B5A22 #228B25 #22548B

split-complementary

#8B2288 #548B22 #228B5A

monochromatic

#290A28 #5A1658 #8B2288 #BC2EB8 #D553D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#8B2288 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8B2288 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2288

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2288	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2288	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11498B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415785

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2288;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.180 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069ab',
    500: '#8b2288',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2288;
$custom-light: #b069ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2288",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.714,
    "s": 60.694,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46198,
    "c": 0.18035,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2288

secondary

#50B853

accent

#E44944

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2288

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

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