#8B2AA3#8B2AA3

#8B2AA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.194 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AA3
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 163)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 74.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, 57.14, -45.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 73.09, 321.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.1461 -0.128)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.194 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0854, 9.7901, 35.5803)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AA3 #42A32A

analogous

#4E2AA3 #8B2AA3 #A32A7E

triadic

#8B2AA3 #A38B2A #2AA38B

tetradic

#8B2AA3 #A34E2A #42A32A #2A7EA3

square

#8B2AA3 #A34E2A #42A32A #2A7EA3

split-complementary

#8B2AA3 #7EA32A #2AA34E

monochromatic

#381142 #621D72 #8B2AA3 #B13DCD #C46EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#8B2AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8B2AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AA3

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AA3	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.194 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ebf',
    500: '#8b2aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aa3;
$custom-light: #b16ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.099,
    "s": 59.024,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4861,
    "c": 0.19418,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AA3

secondary

#7AC068

accent

#E24665

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AA3

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

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