#8B2997#8B2997

#8B2997 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.185 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2997
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 57%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(293, 73%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 72.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 55.24, -39.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 68.05, 324.27°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% 0.1479 -0.1109)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.185 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0258, 9.3102, 30.1724)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2997 #359729

analogous

#542997 #8B2997 #97296C

triadic

#8B2997 #978B29 #29978B

tetradic

#8B2997 #975429 #359729 #296C97

square

#8B2997 #975429 #359729 #296C97

split-complementary

#8B2997 #6C9729 #299754

monochromatic

#320F37 #5F1C67 #8B2997 #B736C7 #C965D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8B2997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8B2997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2997

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2997	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)

#004F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3D5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.185 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06db6',
    500: '#8b2997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2997;
$custom-light: #b06db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.455,
    "s": 57.292,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47735,
    "c": 0.18485,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2997

secondary

#6ABB61

accent

#E14758

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2997

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

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