#8B2598#8B2598

#8B2598 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.190 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2598
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 152)
HSL	hsl(293, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.14, 56.85, -41.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.14, 70.12, 324.17°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% 0.1517 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.19 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.9760, 9.0801, 30.5582)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2598 #329825

analogous

#512598 #8B2598 #98256C

triadic

#8B2598 #988B25 #25988B

tetradic

#8B2598 #985125 #329825 #256C98

square

#8B2598 #985125 #329825 #256C98

split-complementary

#8B2598 #6C9825 #259851

monochromatic

#310D36 #5E1967 #8B2598 #B831C9 #CA5FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#8B2598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8B2598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2598

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2598	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.190 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06bb7',
    500: '#8b2598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2598;
$custom-light: #b06bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.217,
    "s": 60.847,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47443,
    "c": 0.19017,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2598

secondary

#67BD5C

accent

#E44456

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2598

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

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