#8B2ABE#8B2ABE

#8B2ABE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.218 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2ABE
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 77.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 62.58, -58.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 85.71, 316.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.1418 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.218 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7679, 10.8631, 49.7080)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2ABE #5DBE2A

analogous

#412ABE #8B2ABE #BE2AA7

triadic

#8B2ABE #BE8B2A #2ABE8B

tetradic

#8B2ABE #BE412A #5DBE2A #2AA7BE

square

#8B2ABE #BE412A #5DBE2A #2AA7BE

split-complementary

#8B2ABE #A7BE2A #2ABE41

monochromatic

#42145A #661F8C #8B2ABE #A84DD8 #C180E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8B2ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8B2ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2ABE

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2ABE	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.218 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fd2',
    500: '#8b2abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2abe;
$custom-light: #b26fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.324,
    "s": 63.793,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50539,
    "c": 0.21842,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2ABE

secondary

#95CB78

accent

#E7417A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2ABE

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

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