#8B2A9F#8B2A9F

#8B2A9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.191 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2A9F
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 159)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 73.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, 56.37, -43.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 71.26, 322.29°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% 0.1464 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.191 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7327, 9.6490, 33.7226)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2A9F #3E9F2A

analogous

#512A9F #8B2A9F #9F2A78

triadic

#8B2A9F #9F8B2A #2A9F8B

tetradic

#8B2A9F #9F512A #3E9F2A #2A789F

square

#8B2A9F #9F512A #3E9F2A #2A789F

split-complementary

#8B2A9F #789F2A #2A9F51

monochromatic

#36103E #611D6F #8B2A9F #B33BCB #C56BD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8B2A9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8B2A9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2A9F

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2A9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2A9F	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2a9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.191 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dbc',
    500: '#8b2a9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2a9f;
$custom-light: #b06dbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2a9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.744,
    "s": 58.209,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48344,
    "c": 0.19065,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2A9F

secondary

#75BF66

accent

#E14661

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2A9F

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

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