#8B2899#8B2899

#8B2899 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.188 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2899
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(293, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 73.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 55.98, -40.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 69.37, 323.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.77% 0.1488 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(47.77% 0.188 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1554, 9.3074, 31.0237)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2899 #369928

analogous

#522899 #8B2899 #99286F

triadic

#8B2899 #998B28 #28998B

tetradic

#8B2899 #995228 #369928 #286F99

square

#8B2899 #995228 #369928 #286F99

split-complementary

#8B2899 #6F9928 #289952

monochromatic

#330F38 #5F1B68 #8B2899 #B735CA #C965D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8B2899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8B2899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2899

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2899	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3D5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.188 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cb7',
    500: '#8b2899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2899;
$custom-light: #b06cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.566,
    "s": 58.549,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4777,
    "c": 0.18771,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2899

secondary

#6CBD60

accent

#E24659

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2899

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

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