#8B2492#8B2492

#8B2492 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.186 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2492
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 146)
HSL	hsl(296, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(296, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 75.3%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.65, 56.11, -38.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.65, 67.86, 325.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.153 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.186 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4663, 8.8271, 28.0251)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2492 #2B9224

analogous

#542492 #8B2492 #922462

triadic

#8B2492 #928B24 #24928B

tetradic

#8B2492 #925424 #2B9224 #246292

square

#8B2492 #925424 #2B9224 #246292

split-complementary

#8B2492 #629224 #249254

monochromatic

#2E0C30 #5C1861 #8B2492 #BA30C3 #CE5AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#8B2492 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8B2492 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2492

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2492	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2492	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C588F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2492;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.186 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab2',
    500: '#8b2492',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2492;
$custom-light: #b06ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2492",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.182,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46976,
    "c": 0.18626,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2492

secondary

#5DBB57

accent

#E4444E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2492

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

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