#8B2398#8B2398

#8B2398 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.192 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2398
RGB	rgb(139, 35, 152)
HSL	hsl(293, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 77%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 57.52, -41.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 70.88, 324.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% 0.1535 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.192 323)
XYZ	xyz(16.9154, 8.9590, 30.5380)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2398 #309823

analogous

#512398 #8B2398 #98236B

triadic

#8B2398 #988B23 #23988B

tetradic

#8B2398 #985123 #309823 #236B98

square

#8B2398 #985123 #309823 #236B98

split-complementary

#8B2398 #6B9823 #239851

monochromatic

#300C35 #5E1866 #8B2398 #B82ECA #CC5CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#8B2398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8B2398 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2398

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2398	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.192 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab7',
    500: '#8b2398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2398;
$custom-light: #b16ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47278,
    "c": 0.19227,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.08958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2398

secondary

#64BE59

accent

#E64254

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2398

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

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