#8B22B3#8B22B3

#8B22B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.216 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B22B3
RGB	rgb(139, 34, 179)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 81%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 62.95, -54.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 83.49, 318.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.1504 -0.1551)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.216 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3548, 9.8884, 43.5282)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B22B3 #4AB322

analogous

#4222B3 #8B22B3 #B32293

triadic

#8B22B3 #B38B22 #22B38B

tetradic

#8B22B3 #B34222 #4AB322 #2293B3

square

#8B22B3 #B34222 #4AB322 #2293B3

split-complementary

#8B22B3 #93B322 #22B342

monochromatic

#3B0E4C #631880 #8B22B3 #AD39D9 #C26CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8B22B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B22B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B22B3

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B22B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B22B3	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#125BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87466C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b22b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.216 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bcb',
    500: '#8b22b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b22b3;
$custom-light: #b26bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b22b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.448,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49087,
    "c": 0.21606,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B22B3

secondary

#82C968

accent

#EB3D6D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B22B3

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

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