#8B2587#8B2587

#8B2587 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.176 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2587
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 135)
HSL	hsl(302, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(302, 73%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 2.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 53.86, -32.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 62.76, 329.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.1521 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.176 329.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6821, 8.5626, 23.7438)
Luminance	0.0856 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2587 #258B29

analogous

#5C258B #8B2587 #8B2554

triadic

#8B2587 #878B25 #25878B

tetradic

#8B2587 #8B5C25 #258B29 #25548B

square

#8B2587 #8B5C25 #258B29 #25548B

split-complementary

#8B2587 #548B25 #258B5C

monochromatic

#2A0B29 #5B1858 #8B2587 #BB32B6 #D358CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#8B2587 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#8B2587 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2587

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2587	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2587	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#184A8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435784

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2587;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.176 329.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06aaa',
    500: '#8b2587',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2587;
$custom-light: #b06aaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2587",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.353,
    "s": 57.955,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46396,
    "c": 0.17622,
    "h": 329.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2587

secondary

#55B759

accent

#E14D47

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2587

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

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