#8B2AA2#8B2AA2

#8B2AA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.193 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AA2
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 162)
HSL	hsl(289, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 56.95, -45.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 72.63, 321.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% 0.1462 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.193 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9962, 9.7544, 35.1103)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AA2 #41A22A

analogous

#4F2AA2 #8B2AA2 #A22A7D

triadic

#8B2AA2 #A28B2A #2AA28B

tetradic

#8B2AA2 #A24F2A #41A22A #2A7DA2

square

#8B2AA2 #A24F2A #41A22A #2A7DA2

split-complementary

#8B2AA2 #7DA22A #2AA24F

monochromatic

#381141 #611D71 #8B2AA2 #B13DCD #C56DD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8B2AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8B2AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AA2

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AA2	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.193 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ebe',
    500: '#8b2aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aa2;
$custom-light: #b16ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.5,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48543,
    "c": 0.19329,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AA2

secondary

#79C068

accent

#E24664

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AA2

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

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