#8B2297#8B2297

#8B2297 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.192 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2297
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 77.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 57.66, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 70.80, 324.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.1545 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.192 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8049, 8.8684, 30.0988)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2297 #2E9722

analogous

#512297 #8B2297 #972269

triadic

#8B2297 #978B22 #22978B

tetradic

#8B2297 #975122 #2E9722 #226997

square

#8B2297 #975122 #2E9722 #226997

split-complementary

#8B2297 #699722 #229751

monochromatic

#2F0C33 #5D1765 #8B2297 #B92DC9 #CD5ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#8B2297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8B2297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2297

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2297	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D395C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.192 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab6',
    500: '#8b2297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2297;
$custom-light: #b16ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.846,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47133,
    "c": 0.19245,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2297

secondary

#61BE57

accent

#E64252

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2297

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

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