#8B2397#8B2397

#8B2397 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.191 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2397
RGB	rgb(139, 35, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 76.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.84, 57.33, -40.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.84, 70.44, 324.49°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% 0.1536 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.191 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8339, 8.9264, 30.1085)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2397 #2F9723

analogous

#512397 #8B2397 #972369

triadic

#8B2397 #978B23 #23978B

tetradic

#8B2397 #975123 #2F9723 #236997

square

#8B2397 #975123 #2F9723 #236997

split-complementary

#8B2397 #699723 #239751

monochromatic

#300C34 #5D1765 #8B2397 #B92FC9 #CC5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#8B2397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#8B2397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2397

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2397	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D395C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.191 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab6',
    500: '#8b2397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2397;
$custom-light: #b16ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.793,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47213,
    "c": 0.19144,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2397

secondary

#63BE58

accent

#E54253

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2397

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

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