#8B2AAE#8B2AAE

#8B2AAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.204 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AAE
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 59.31, -50.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 78.20, 319.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1447 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.204 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1142, 10.2016, 40.9984)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AAE #4DAE2A

analogous

#492AAE #8B2AAE #AE2A8F

triadic

#8B2AAE #AE8B2A #2AAE8B

tetradic

#8B2AAE #AE492A #4DAE2A #2A8FAE

square

#8B2AAE #AE492A #4DAE2A #2A8FAE

split-complementary

#8B2AAE #8FAE2A #2AAE49

monochromatic

#3C124B #641E7D #8B2AAE #AC43D2 #C275DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8B2AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B2AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AAE

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AAE	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.204 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec7',
    500: '#8b2aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2aae;
$custom-light: #b16ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.091,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49369,
    "c": 0.20398,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AAE

secondary

#86C56F

accent

#E4446E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AAE

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

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