#8B2AA8#8B2AA8

#8B2AA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.199 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AA8
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 75%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 58.12, -48.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 75.41, 320.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.1455 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.199 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5423, 9.9728, 37.9864)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AA8 #47A82A

analogous

#4C2AA8 #8B2AA8 #A82A86

triadic

#8B2AA8 #A88B2A #2AA88B

tetradic

#8B2AA8 #A84C2A #47A82A #2A86A8

square

#8B2AA8 #A84C2A #47A82A #2A86A8

split-complementary

#8B2AA8 #86A82A #2AA84C

monochromatic

#3A1246 #621E77 #8B2AA8 #AE40CF #C371DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8B2AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8B2AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AA8

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AA8	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.199 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec2',
    500: '#8b2aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aa8;
$custom-light: #b16ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.19,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48951,
    "c": 0.19861,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AA8

secondary

#7FC36B

accent

#E34569

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AA8

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

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