#8B24AD#8B24AD

#8B24AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.209 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B24AD
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 79.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.42, 61.15, -51.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.42, 80.03, 319.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.15 -0.1457)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.209 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8200, 9.7686, 40.4212)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B24AD #46AD24

analogous

#4624AD #8B24AD #AD248A

triadic

#8B24AD #AD8B24 #24AD8B

tetradic

#8B24AD #AD4624 #46AD24 #248AAD

square

#8B24AD #AD4624 #46AD24 #248AAD

split-complementary

#8B24AD #8AAD24 #24AD46

monochromatic

#3A0F48 #62197A #8B24AD #AF39D6 #C36BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8B24AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8B24AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B24AD

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B24AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B24AD	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b24ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.209 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc6',
    500: '#8b24ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b24ad;
$custom-light: #b16cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b24ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.109,
    "s": 65.55,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48798,
    "c": 0.20909,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B24AD

secondary

#7EC666

accent

#E93F69

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B24AD

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

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