#8B2897#8B2897

#8B2897 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.186 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2897
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(294, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 73.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.45, 55.61, -39.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.45, 68.47, 324.30°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% 0.1489 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.186 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9916, 9.2419, 30.1610)
Luminance	0.0924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2897 #349728

analogous

#542897 #8B2897 #97286B

triadic

#8B2897 #978B28 #28978B

tetradic

#8B2897 #975428 #349728 #286B97

square

#8B2897 #975428 #349728 #286B97

split-complementary

#8B2897 #6B9728 #289754

monochromatic

#320E36 #5E1B67 #8B2897 #B835C7 #C964D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#8B2897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#8B2897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2897

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2897	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3C5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.186 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cb6',
    500: '#8b2897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2897;
$custom-light: #b06cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.514,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47643,
    "c": 0.186,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2897

secondary

#69BC5F

accent

#E14657

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2897

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

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