#8B2AAC#8B2AAC

#8B2AAC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.202 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AAC
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 172)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 75.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 58.91, -50.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 77.27, 319.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.145 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.202 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9206, 10.1242, 39.9792)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AAC #4BAC2A

analogous

#4A2AAC #8B2AAC #AC2A8C

triadic

#8B2AAC #AC8B2A #2AAC8B

tetradic

#8B2AAC #AC4A2A #4BAC2A #2A8CAC

square

#8B2AAC #AC4A2A #4BAC2A #2A8CAC

split-complementary

#8B2AAC #8CAC2A #2AAC4A

monochromatic

#3B124A #631E7B #8B2AAC #AD42D1 #C273DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8B2AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B2AAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AAC

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AAC	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.202 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec5',
    500: '#8b2aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aac;
$custom-light: #b16ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.769,
    "s": 60.748,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49228,
    "c": 0.20218,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AAC

secondary

#84C46D

accent

#E4446D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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