#8B24BD#8B24BD

#8B24BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.223 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B24BD
RGB	rgb(139, 36, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 81%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 64.34, -59.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 87.44, 317.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1467 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.223 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4619, 10.4254, 49.0686)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B24BD #56BD24

analogous

#3F24BD #8B24BD #BD24A3

triadic

#8B24BD #BD8B24 #24BD8B

tetradic

#8B24BD #BD3F24 #56BD24 #24A3BD

square

#8B24BD #BD3F24 #56BD24 #24A3BD

split-complementary

#8B24BD #A3BD24 #24BD3F

monochromatic

#3F1056 #651A8A #8B24BD #A943DB #C176E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8B24BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8B24BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B24BD

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B24BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B24BD	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b24bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 36, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.223 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cd2',
    500: '#8b24bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b24bd;
$custom-light: #b26cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b24bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.392,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49988,
    "c": 0.223,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B24BD

secondary

#8ECC70

accent

#EB3D76

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B24BD

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

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