#8B2AB5#8B2AB5

#8B2AB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.210 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AB5
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.69, 60.72, -54.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.69, 81.48, 318.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% 0.1436 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.21 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8144, 10.4817, 44.6865)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AB5 #54B52A

analogous

#462AB5 #8B2AB5 #B52A99

triadic

#8B2AB5 #B58B2A #2AB58B

tetradic

#8B2AB5 #B5462A #54B52A #2A99B5

square

#8B2AB5 #B5462A #54B52A #2A99B5

split-complementary

#8B2AB5 #99B52A #2AB546

monochromatic

#3F1352 #651E83 #8B2AB5 #AA48D4 #C179E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8B2AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B2AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AB5

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AB5	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.210 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ecc',
    500: '#8b2ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ab5;
$custom-light: #b16ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.871,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49872,
    "c": 0.21027,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AB5

secondary

#8DC873

accent

#E54274

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AB5

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

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