#8B2AB2#8B2AB2

#8B2AB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.208 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AB2
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 60.11, -52.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 80.07, 318.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1441 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.208 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.5099, 10.3599, 43.0828)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AB2 #51B22A

analogous

#472AB2 #8B2AB2 #B22A95

triadic

#8B2AB2 #B28B2A #2AB28B

tetradic

#8B2AB2 #B2472A #51B22A #2A95B2

square

#8B2AB2 #B2472A #51B22A #2A95B2

split-complementary

#8B2AB2 #95B22A #2AB247

monochromatic

#3E134F #641E80 #8B2AB2 #AB46D3 #C177DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8B2AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B2AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AB2

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AB2	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.208 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16eca',
    500: '#8b2ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ab2;
$custom-light: #b16eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.794,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49655,
    "c": 0.20758,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.10359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AB2

secondary

#8AC771

accent

#E54371

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AB2

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

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