#8B2AB8#8B2AB8

#8B2AB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.213 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AB8
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 77.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 61.34, -55.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 82.89, 317.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.143 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.213 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1256, 10.6062, 46.3251)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AB8 #57B82A

analogous

#442AB8 #8B2AB8 #B82A9E

triadic

#8B2AB8 #B88B2A #2AB88B

tetradic

#8B2AB8 #B8442A #57B82A #2A9EB8

square

#8B2AB8 #B8442A #57B82A #2A9EB8

split-complementary

#8B2AB8 #9EB82A #2AB844

monochromatic

#401354 #651F86 #8B2AB8 #A94AD6 #C17BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8B2AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8B2AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AB8

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AB8	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#115DB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.213 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fce',
    500: '#8b2ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ab8;
$custom-light: #b26fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.986,
    "s": 62.832,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50092,
    "c": 0.21299,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AB8

secondary

#8FC975

accent

#E64276

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AB8

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

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