#8B2AA6#8B2AA6

#8B2AA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.197 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AA6
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 74.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 57.73, -47.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 74.48, 320.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.1457 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.197 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3574, 9.8989, 37.0127)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AA6 #45A62A

analogous

#4D2AA6 #8B2AA6 #A62A83

triadic

#8B2AA6 #A68B2A #2AA68B

tetradic

#8B2AA6 #A64D2A #45A62A #2A83A6

square

#8B2AA6 #A64D2A #45A62A #2A83A6

split-complementary

#8B2AA6 #83A62A #2AA64D

monochromatic

#391144 #621E75 #8B2AA6 #AF3FCE #C370DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8B2AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B2AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AA6

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AA6	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.197 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec1',
    500: '#8b2aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aa6;
$custom-light: #b16ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.935,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48814,
    "c": 0.19684,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AA6

secondary

#7DC26A

accent

#E34567

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AA6

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

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