#8B25A7#8B25A7

#8B25A7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.203 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B25A7
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 167)
HSL	hsl(287, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 77.8%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.12, 59.66, -48.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.12, 76.91, 320.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% 0.1501 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.203 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2831, 9.6030, 37.4422)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B25A7 #41A725

analogous

#4A25A7 #8B25A7 #A72582

triadic

#8B25A7 #A78B25 #25A78B

tetradic

#8B25A7 #A74A25 #41A725 #2582A7

square

#8B25A7 #A74A25 #41A725 #2582A7

split-complementary

#8B25A7 #82A725 #25A74A

monochromatic

#380F43 #611A75 #8B25A7 #B137D3 #C469DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8B25A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8B25A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B25A7

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B25A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B25A7	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5AA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b25a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.203 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc2',
    500: '#8b25a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b25a7;
$custom-light: #b16cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b25a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.077,
    "s": 63.725,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48452,
    "c": 0.20295,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B25A7

secondary

#79C464

accent

#E74165

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B25A7

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

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