#8B24B4#8B24B4

#8B24B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.215 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B24B4
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 180)
HSL	hsl(283, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 80%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.93, 62.53, -54.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.93, 83.26, 318.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.1487 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.215 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5151, 10.0467, 44.0824)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B24B4 #4DB424

analogous

#4324B4 #8B24B4 #B42495

triadic

#8B24B4 #B48B24 #24B48B

tetradic

#8B24B4 #B44324 #4DB424 #2495B4

square

#8B24B4 #B44324 #4DB424 #2495B4

split-complementary

#8B24B4 #95B424 #24B443

monochromatic

#3C104E #641A81 #8B24B4 #AC3DD8 #C270E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B24B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B24B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B24B4

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B24B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B24B4	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#125CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b24b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.215 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ccb',
    500: '#8b24b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b24b4;
$custom-light: #b26ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b24b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.917,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4931,
    "c": 0.21516,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B24B4

secondary

#86C96B

accent

#EA3E6F

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B24B4

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

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