#8B2ABD#8B2ABD

#8B2ABD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.218 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2ABD
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 62.37, -58.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 85.24, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.1421 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.218 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6590, 10.8195, 49.1343)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2ABD #5CBD2A

analogous

#422ABD #8B2ABD #BD2AA5

triadic

#8B2ABD #BD8B2A #2ABD8B

tetradic

#8B2ABD #BD422A #5CBD2A #2AA5BD

square

#8B2ABD #BD422A #5CBD2A #2AA5BD

split-complementary

#8B2ABD #A5BD2A #2ABD42

monochromatic

#411459 #661F8B #8B2ABD #A84DD7 #C17FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8B2ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8B2ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2ABD

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2ABD	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.218 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fd2',
    500: '#8b2abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2abd;
$custom-light: #b26fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.592,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50464,
    "c": 0.21751,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2ABD

secondary

#94CB78

accent

#E74179

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2ABD

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

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