#8B24AA#8B24AA

#8B24AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.207 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B24AA
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 78.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.21, 60.57, -50.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.21, 78.65, 320.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1505 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.207 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.5329, 9.6538, 38.9096)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B24AA #43AA24

analogous

#4824AA #8B24AA #AA2486

triadic

#8B24AA #AA8B24 #24AA8B

tetradic

#8B24AA #AA4824 #43AA24 #2486AA

square

#8B24AA #AA4824 #43AA24 #2486AA

split-complementary

#8B24AA #86AA24 #24AA48

monochromatic

#380F45 #621977 #8B24AA #B037D5 #C469DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8B24AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8B24AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B24AA

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B24AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B24AA	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255AA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b24aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.207 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bc4',
    500: '#8b24aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b24aa;
$custom-light: #b16bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b24aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.119,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48584,
    "c": 0.20651,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B24AA

secondary

#7BC565

accent

#E84067

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B24AA

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

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