#8B2391#8B2391

#8B2391 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.186 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2391
RGB	rgb(139, 35, 145)
HSL	hsl(297, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(297, 76%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 75.9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 56.27, -37.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 67.81, 326.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.83% 0.1539 -0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(46.83% 0.187 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3590, 8.7365, 27.6072)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2391 #299123

analogous

#542391 #8B2391 #912360

triadic

#8B2391 #918B23 #23918B

tetradic

#8B2391 #915423 #299123 #236091

square

#8B2391 #915423 #299123 #236091

split-complementary

#8B2391 #609123 #239154

monochromatic

#2C0B2E #5C1760 #8B2391 #BA2FC2 #D058D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#8B2391 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#8B2391 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2391

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2391	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2391	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C588E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2391;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.186 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab2',
    500: '#8b2391',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2391;
$custom-light: #b06ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2391",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.727,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4683,
    "c": 0.1865,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2391

secondary

#5BBB55

accent

#E4444C

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2391

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

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