#8B229B#8B229B

#8B229B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.196 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B229B
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 155)
HSL	hsl(292, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(292, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 78.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 58.38, -43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 72.58, 323.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% 0.1541 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.196 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1353, 9.0006, 31.8387)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B229B #329B22

analogous

#4F229B #8B229B #9B226F

triadic

#8B229B #9B8B22 #229B8B

tetradic

#8B229B #9B4F22 #329B22 #226F9B

square

#8B229B #9B4F22 #329B22 #226F9B

split-complementary

#8B229B #6F9B22 #229B4F

monochromatic

#310C37 #5E1769 #8B229B #B82DCD #CA5CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#8B229B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8B229B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B229B

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B229B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B229B	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b229b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.196 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab9',
    500: '#8b229b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b229b;
$custom-light: #b16ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b229b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.066,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47396,
    "c": 0.19577,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B229B

secondary

#67C059

accent

#E74157

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B229B

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

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