#8B2AA5#8B2AA5

#8B2AA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.196 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AA5
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 57.53, -46.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 74.02, 321.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% 0.1459 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.196 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2660, 9.8623, 36.5315)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AA5 #44A52A

analogous

#4D2AA5 #8B2AA5 #A52A81

triadic

#8B2AA5 #A58B2A #2AA58B

tetradic

#8B2AA5 #A54D2A #44A52A #2A81A5

square

#8B2AA5 #A54D2A #44A52A #2A81A5

split-complementary

#8B2AA5 #81A52A #2AA54D

monochromatic

#391143 #621E74 #8B2AA5 #B03ECE #C46FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8B2AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B2AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AA5

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AA5	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.196 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec0',
    500: '#8b2aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aa5;
$custom-light: #b16ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.317,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48746,
    "c": 0.19595,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AA5

secondary

#7CC169

accent

#E34566

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AA5

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

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