#8B25B6#8B25B6

#8B25B6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.216 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B25B6
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 182)
HSL	hsl(282, 66%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 80%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 79.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 62.62, -55.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 83.84, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.1475 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.216 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7510, 10.1901, 45.1734)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B25B6 #50B625

analogous

#4325B6 #8B25B6 #B62598

triadic

#8B25B6 #B68B25 #25B68B

tetradic

#8B25B6 #B64325 #50B625 #2598B6

square

#8B25B6 #B64325 #50B625 #2598B6

split-complementary

#8B25B6 #98B625 #25B643

monochromatic

#3D1050 #641B83 #8B25B6 #AB40D8 #C173E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8B25B6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B25B6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B25B6

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B25B6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B25B6	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D5CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b25b6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.216 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ccd',
    500: '#8b25b6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b25b6;
$custom-light: #b26ccd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b25b6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.207,
    "s": 66.21,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49535,
    "c": 0.21599,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B25B6

secondary

#89CA6D

accent

#E93F71

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B25B6

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

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