#8B2AAA#8B2AAA

#8B2AAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.200 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AAA
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.93, 58.51, -49.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.93, 76.34, 320.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.1453 -0.1381)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.2 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7300, 10.0479, 38.9753)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AAA #49AA2A

analogous

#4B2AAA #8B2AAA #AA2A89

triadic

#8B2AAA #AA8B2A #2AAA8B

tetradic

#8B2AAA #AA4B2A #49AA2A #2A89AA

square

#8B2AAA #AA4B2A #49AA2A #2A89AA

split-complementary

#8B2AAA #89AA2A #2AAA4B

monochromatic

#3B1248 #631E79 #8B2AAA #AD41D0 #C372DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B2AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B2AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AAA

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AAA	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.200 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec4',
    500: '#8b2aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aaa;
$custom-light: #b16ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.469,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49089,
    "c": 0.20039,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AAA

secondary

#81C36C

accent

#E4446B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AAA

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

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