#8B22AF#8B22AF

#8B22AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.213 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B22AF
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 80.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, 62.17, -52.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 81.65, 319.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.1512 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.213 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9561, 9.7289, 41.4285)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B22AF #46AF22

analogous

#4422AF #8B22AF #AF228C

triadic

#8B22AF #AF8B22 #22AF8B

tetradic

#8B22AF #AF4422 #46AF22 #228CAF

square

#8B22AF #AF4422 #46AF22 #228CAF

split-complementary

#8B22AF #8CAF22 #22AF44

monochromatic

#3A0E49 #62187C #8B22AF #AF36D8 #C369E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8B22AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8B22AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B22AF

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B22AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B22AF	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b22af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.213 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc8',
    500: '#8b22af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b22af;
$custom-light: #b16bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b22af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.681,
    "s": 67.464,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48792,
    "c": 0.21264,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B22AF

secondary

#7EC865

accent

#EA3D6A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B22AF

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

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