#8B2AAB#8B2AAB

#8B2AAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.201 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AAB
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 75.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 58.71, -49.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 76.80, 319.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1451 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.201 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8250, 10.0859, 39.4753)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AAB #4AAB2A

analogous

#4B2AAB #8B2AAB #AB2A8B

triadic

#8B2AAB #AB8B2A #2AAB8B

tetradic

#8B2AAB #AB4B2A #4AAB2A #2A8BAB

square

#8B2AAB #AB4B2A #4AAB2A #2A8BAB

split-complementary

#8B2AAB #8BAB2A #2AAB4B

monochromatic

#3B1249 #631E7A #8B2AAB #AD42D1 #C273DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B2AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B2AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AAB

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AAB	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.201 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec5',
    500: '#8b2aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aab;
$custom-light: #b16ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.116,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49159,
    "c": 0.2013,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AAB

secondary

#82C46D

accent

#E4446C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AAB

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

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