#8B22AD#8B22AD

#8B22AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.211 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B22AD
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 80.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.21, 61.78, -51.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.21, 80.73, 319.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% 0.1516 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.211 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7611, 9.6509, 40.4016)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B22AD #44AD22

analogous

#4622AD #8B22AD #AD2289

triadic

#8B22AD #AD8B22 #22AD8B

tetradic

#8B22AD #AD4622 #44AD22 #2289AD

square

#8B22AD #AD4622 #44AD22 #2289AD

split-complementary

#8B22AD #89AD22 #22AD46

monochromatic

#390E47 #62187A #8B22AD #B035D7 #C468E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8B22AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8B22AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B22AD

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B22AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B22AD	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b22ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.211 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc6',
    500: '#8b22ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b22ad;
$custom-light: #b16bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b22ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.324,
    "s": 67.15,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48647,
    "c": 0.21093,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B22AD

secondary

#7CC764

accent

#EA3E68

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B22AD

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

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