#8B2AA0#8B2AA0

#8B2AA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.192 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AA0
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(289, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 56.56, -44.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 71.71, 322.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% 0.1463 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.192 319.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.8198, 9.6839, 34.1814)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AA0 #3FA02A

analogous

#502AA0 #8B2AA0 #A02A7A

triadic

#8B2AA0 #A08B2A #2AA08B

tetradic

#8B2AA0 #A0502A #3FA02A #2A7AA0

square

#8B2AA0 #A0502A #3FA02A #2A7AA0

split-complementary

#8B2AA0 #7AA02A #2AA050

monochromatic

#37113F #611D70 #8B2AA0 #B23CCC #C56CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#8B2AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8B2AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AA0

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AA0	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345B9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4163

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.192 319.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ebd',
    500: '#8b2aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aa0;
$custom-light: #b16ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.322,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4841,
    "c": 0.19152,
    "h": 319.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AA0

secondary

#76BF67

accent

#E24662

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AA0

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

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