#8B2791#8B2791

#8B2791 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.182 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2791
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 145)
HSL	hsl(297, 58%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 73.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 54.88, -37.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 66.23, 325.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.1501 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.182 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.4835, 8.9854, 27.6487)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2791 #2D9127

analogous

#562791 #8B2791 #912762

triadic

#8B2791 #918B27 #27918B

tetradic

#8B2791 #915627 #2D9127 #276291

square

#8B2791 #915627 #2D9127 #276291

split-complementary

#8B2791 #629127 #279156

monochromatic

#2F0D31 #5D1A61 #8B2791 #B934C1 #CD5FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#8B2791 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8B2791 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2791

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2791	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2791	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#094D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E598E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E395A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2791;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.182 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cb2',
    500: '#8b2791',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2791;
$custom-light: #b06cb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2791",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.604,
    "s": 57.609,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47176,
    "c": 0.18208,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2791

secondary

#60B95B

accent

#E14750

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2791

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

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