#8B2A9D#8B2A9D

#8B2A9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.189 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2A9D
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 157)
HSL	hsl(291, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(291, 73%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 55.99, -42.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 70.34, 322.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.1466 -0.1192)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.189 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5605, 9.5801, 32.8159)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2A9D #3C9D2A

analogous

#522A9D #8B2A9D #9D2A76

triadic

#8B2A9D #9D8B2A #2A9D8B

tetradic

#8B2A9D #9D522A #3C9D2A #2A769D

square

#8B2A9D #9D522A #3C9D2A #2A769D

split-complementary

#8B2A9D #769D2A #2A9D52

monochromatic

#36103C #601D6D #8B2A9D #B43ACA #C66AD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#8B2A9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8B2A9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2A9D

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2A9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2A9D	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2a9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.189 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dba',
    500: '#8b2a9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2a9d;
$custom-light: #b06dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2a9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.609,
    "s": 57.789,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48213,
    "c": 0.18889,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2A9D

secondary

#73BE65

accent

#E1475F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2A9D

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

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