#8B2586#8B2586

#8B2586 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.175 H 330.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2586
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 134)
HSL	hsl(303, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(303, 73%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 3.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.07, 53.69, -31.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.07, 62.35, 329.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% 0.1521 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.175 330.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6120, 8.5345, 23.3747)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2586 #258B2A

analogous

#5D258B #8B2586 #8B2553

triadic

#8B2586 #868B25 #25868B

tetradic

#8B2586 #8B5D25 #258B2A #25538B

square

#8B2586 #8B5D25 #258B2A #25538B

split-complementary

#8B2586 #538B25 #258B5D

monochromatic

#2A0B29 #5B1857 #8B2586 #BB32B5 #D358CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#8B2586 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#8B2586 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2586

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2586	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2586	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194A89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435783

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2586;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.175 330.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06aa9',
    500: '#8b2586',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2586;
$custom-light: #b06aa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2586",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.941,
    "s": 57.955,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46338,
    "c": 0.17542,
    "h": 330.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2586

secondary

#55B75A

accent

#E14E47

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2586

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

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