#8B2498#8B2498

#8B2498 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.191 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2498
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(293, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 57.19, -41.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 70.50, 324.20°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.1526 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.191 323)
XYZ	xyz(16.9453, 9.0187, 30.5479)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2498 #319824

analogous

#512498 #8B2498 #98246B

triadic

#8B2498 #988B24 #24988B

tetradic

#8B2498 #985124 #319824 #246B98

square

#8B2498 #985124 #319824 #246B98

split-complementary

#8B2498 #6B9824 #249851

monochromatic

#310D35 #5E1867 #8B2498 #B830C9 #CB5ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#8B2498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8B2498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2498

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2498	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.191 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bb7',
    500: '#8b2498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2498;
$custom-light: #b16bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.276,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47359,
    "c": 0.19124,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.09018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2498

secondary

#65BE5A

accent

#E54355

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2498

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

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