#8B2AAD#8B2AAD

#8B2AAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.203 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AAD
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 59.11, -50.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 77.73, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.1448 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.203 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0170, 10.1628, 40.4869)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AAD #4CAD2A

analogous

#492AAD #8B2AAD #AD2A8E

triadic

#8B2AAD #AD8B2A #2AAD8B

tetradic

#8B2AAD #AD492A #4CAD2A #2A8EAD

square

#8B2AAD #AD492A #4CAD2A #2A8EAD

split-complementary

#8B2AAD #8EAD2A #2AAD49

monochromatic

#3C124B #631E7C #8B2AAD #AC43D1 #C274DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8B2AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B2AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AAD

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AAD	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88476A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.203 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec6',
    500: '#8b2aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aad;
$custom-light: #b16ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.427,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49299,
    "c": 0.20308,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AAD

secondary

#85C56E

accent

#E4446D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AAD

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

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