#8B2AB3#8B2AB3

#8B2AB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.208 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AB3
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 60.32, -53.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 80.54, 318.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.1439 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.208 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6107, 10.4002, 43.6135)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AB3 #52B32A

analogous

#462AB3 #8B2AB3 #B32A96

triadic

#8B2AB3 #B38B2A #2AB38B

tetradic

#8B2AB3 #B3462A #52B32A #2A96B3

square

#8B2AB3 #B3462A #52B32A #2A96B3

split-complementary

#8B2AB3 #96B32A #2AB346

monochromatic

#3E1350 #651E81 #8B2AB3 #AA46D4 #C178DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8B2AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8B2AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AB3

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AB3	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.208 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16eca',
    500: '#8b2ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ab3;
$custom-light: #b16eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.482,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49727,
    "c": 0.20847,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AB3

secondary

#8BC772

accent

#E54372

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AB3

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

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