#8B2299#8B2299

#8B2299 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.194 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2299
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 58.02, -42.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 71.69, 324.03°)
OKLab	oklab(47.26% 0.1543 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(47.26% 0.194 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9687, 8.9339, 30.9615)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2299 #309922

analogous

#502299 #8B2299 #99226C

triadic

#8B2299 #998B22 #22998B

tetradic

#8B2299 #995022 #309922 #226C99

square

#8B2299 #995022 #309922 #226C99

split-complementary

#8B2299 #6C9922 #229950

monochromatic

#300C35 #5E1767 #8B2299 #B82DCB #CC5BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#8B2299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8B2299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2299

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2299	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.194 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab8',
    500: '#8b2299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2299;
$custom-light: #b16ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.941,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47264,
    "c": 0.19411,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2299

secondary

#64BF58

accent

#E74155

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2299

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

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