#8B2AC7#8B2AC7

#8B2AC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.227 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2AC7
RGB	rgb(139, 42, 199)
HSL	hsl(277, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 78.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 64.47, -62.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 89.95, 315.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1398 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.227 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.7821, 11.2688, 55.0494)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2AC7 #66C72A

analogous

#3D2AC7 #8B2AC7 #C72AB5

triadic

#8B2AC7 #C78B2A #2AC78B

tetradic

#8B2AC7 #C73D2A #66C72A #2AB5C7

square

#8B2AC7 #C73D2A #66C72A #2AB5C7

split-complementary

#8B2AC7 #B5C72A #2AC73D

monochromatic

#441562 #681F94 #8B2AC7 #A753DB #C186E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8B2AC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8B2AC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2AC7

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2AC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2AC7	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ac7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 42, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.227 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd9',
    500: '#8b2ac7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ac7;
$custom-light: #b36fd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ac7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.07,
    "s": 65.145,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51229,
    "c": 0.2266,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2AC7

secondary

#9DCF7E

accent

#E84080

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2AC7

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

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