#8B2494#8B2494

#8B2494 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.188 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2494
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 148)
HSL	hsl(295, 61%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 76%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 75.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.77, 56.46, -39.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.77, 68.74, 325.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.1529 -0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.188 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6232, 8.8899, 28.8516)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2494 #2D9424

analogous

#532494 #8B2494 #942465

triadic

#8B2494 #948B24 #24948B

tetradic

#8B2494 #945324 #2D9424 #246594

square

#8B2494 #945324 #2D9424 #246594

split-complementary

#8B2494 #659424 #249453

monochromatic

#2F0C32 #5D1863 #8B2494 #B930C5 #CD5BD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#8B2494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#8B2494 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2494

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2494	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5891

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E385A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.188 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ab4',
    500: '#8b2494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2494;
$custom-light: #b06ab4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.179,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47102,
    "c": 0.18791,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2494

secondary

#60BC58

accent

#E44451

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2494

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

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