#8B25BD#8B25BD

#8B25BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.222 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B25BD
RGB	rgb(139, 37, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 80%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 80.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 64.03, -59.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 87.09, 317.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.146 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.222 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4926, 10.4867, 49.0789)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B25BD #57BD25

analogous

#3F25BD #8B25BD #BD25A3

triadic

#8B25BD #BD8B25 #25BD8B

tetradic

#8B25BD #BD3F25 #57BD25 #25A3BD

square

#8B25BD #BD3F25 #57BD25 #25A3BD

split-complementary

#8B25BD #A3BD25 #25BD3F

monochromatic

#401157 #651B8A #8B25BD #A945DB #C178E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8B25BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B25BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B25BD

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B25BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B25BD	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b25bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.222 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dd2',
    500: '#8b25bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b25bd;
$custom-light: #b26dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b25bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.263,
    "s": 67.257,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50063,
    "c": 0.22213,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B25BD

secondary

#8FCC72

accent

#EA3E76

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B25BD

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

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