#8B2385#8B2385

#8B2385 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.177 H 330.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2385
RGB	rgb(139, 35, 133)
HSL	hsl(303, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(303, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 4.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 54.21, -31.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 62.73, 329.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.154 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.177 330.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.4821, 8.3857, 22.9889)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2385 #238B29

analogous

#5D238B #8B2385 #8B2351

triadic

#8B2385 #858B23 #23858B

tetradic

#8B2385 #8B5D23 #238B29 #23518B

square

#8B2385 #8B5D23 #238B29 #23518B

split-complementary

#8B2385 #518B23 #238B5D

monochromatic

#290A27 #5A1756 #8B2385 #BC2FB4 #D454CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8B2385 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8B2385 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2385

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2385	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2385	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#184988

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435782

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2385;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.177 330.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b069a9',
    500: '#8b2385',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2385;
$custom-light: #b069a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2385",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.462,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46106,
    "c": 0.1769,
    "h": 330.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2385

secondary

#52B858

accent

#E34E45

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2385

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

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