#8B2296#8B2296

#8B2296 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.192 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2296
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 150)
HSL	hsl(294, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 77.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.67, 57.48, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.67, 70.36, 324.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.1546 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.192 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.7240, 8.8361, 29.6729)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2296 #2D9622

analogous

#512296 #8B2296 #962267

triadic

#8B2296 #968B22 #22968B

tetradic

#8B2296 #965122 #2D9622 #226796

square

#8B2296 #965122 #2D9622 #226796

split-complementary

#8B2296 #679622 #229651

monochromatic

#2F0B32 #5D1764 #8B2296 #B92DC8 #CD59D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#8B2296 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8B2296 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2296

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2296	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2296	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D385B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2296;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.192 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab5',
    500: '#8b2296',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2296;
$custom-light: #b16ab5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2296",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.31,
    "s": 63.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47068,
    "c": 0.19164,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2296

secondary

#60BE56

accent

#E64251

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2296

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

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