#8B2599#8B2599

#8B2599 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.191 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2599
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.20, 57.03, -41.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.20, 70.57, 323.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.1516 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.191 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0582, 9.1130, 30.9913)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2599 #339925

analogous

#512599 #8B2599 #99256D

triadic

#8B2599 #998B25 #25998B

tetradic

#8B2599 #995125 #339925 #256D99

square

#8B2599 #995125 #339925 #256D99

split-complementary

#8B2599 #6D9925 #259951

monochromatic

#310D36 #5E1968 #8B2599 #B831CA #CA60D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#8B2599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8B2599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2599

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2599	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.191 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bb8',
    500: '#8b2599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2599;
$custom-light: #b16bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.759,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47508,
    "c": 0.19102,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2599

secondary

#68BE5C

accent

#E44457

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2599

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

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