#8B2591#8B2591

#8B2591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.184 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2591
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(297, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(297, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.71, 55.59, -37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.71, 67.03, 326.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47% 0.1521 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(47% 0.184 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4195, 8.8575, 27.6274)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2591 #2B9125

analogous

#552591 #8B2591 #912561

triadic

#8B2591 #918B25 #25918B

tetradic

#8B2591 #915525 #2B9125 #256191

square

#8B2591 #915525 #2B9125 #256191

split-complementary

#8B2591 #619125 #259155

monochromatic

#2E0C2F #5C1960 #8B2591 #BA31C2 #CE5BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#8B2591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#8B2591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2591

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2591	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#034C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D588E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.184 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bb2',
    500: '#8b2591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2591;
$custom-light: #b06bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.667,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46999,
    "c": 0.18434,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2591

secondary

#5DBA58

accent

#E3454E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2591

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

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