#8B2AB6#8B2AB6

#8B2AB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.211 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AB6
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 182)
HSL	hsl(282, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.77, 60.93, -54.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.77, 81.95, 318.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.1434 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.211 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9174, 10.5229, 45.2288)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AB6 #55B62A

analogous

#452AB6 #8B2AB6 #B62A9B

triadic

#8B2AB6 #B68B2A #2AB68B

tetradic

#8B2AB6 #B6452A #55B62A #2A9BB6

square

#8B2AB6 #B6452A #55B62A #2A9BB6

split-complementary

#8B2AB6 #9BB62A #2AB645

monochromatic

#3F1353 #651F84 #8B2AB6 #AA48D5 #C17AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8B2AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B2AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AB6

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AB6	1.00	6.76	3.10	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.211 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fcd',
    500: '#8b2ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ab6;
$custom-light: #b26fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.571,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49945,
    "c": 0.21118,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AB6

secondary

#8EC873

accent

#E64274

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AB6

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

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