#8B24A4#8B24A4

#8B24A4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.201 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B24A4
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 164)
HSL	hsl(288, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(288, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 78%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.80, 59.42, -47.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.80, 75.91, 321.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.1514 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.201 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9783, 9.4319, 35.9883)
Luminance	0.0943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B24A4 #3DA424

analogous

#4B24A4 #8B24A4 #A4247D

triadic

#8B24A4 #A48B24 #24A48B

tetradic

#8B24A4 #A44B24 #3DA424 #247DA4

square

#8B24A4 #A44B24 #3DA424 #247DA4

split-complementary

#8B24A4 #7DA424 #24A44B

monochromatic

#360E40 #601972 #8B24A4 #B333D2 #C665DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#8B24A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8B24A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B24A4

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B24A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B24A4	1.00	7.28	2.89	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4064

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b24a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.201 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc0',
    500: '#8b24a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b24a4;
$custom-light: #b16bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b24a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.281,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48164,
    "c": 0.20137,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B24A4

secondary

#74C361

accent

#E74161

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B24A4

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

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