#8B2B8B#8B2B8B

#8B2B8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.172 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2B8B
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 139)
HSL	hsl(300, 53%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(300, 69%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.14, 52.31, -33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.14, 61.90, 327.68°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% 0.1459 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.172 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.1713, 9.0819, 25.3223)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2B8B #2B8B2B

analogous

#5B2B8B #8B2B8B #8B2B5B

triadic

#8B2B8B #8B8B2B #2B8B8B

tetradic

#8B2B8B #8B5B2B #2B8B2B #2B5B8B

square

#8B2B8B #8B5B2B #2B8B2B #2B5B8B

split-complementary

#8B2B8B #5B8B2B #2B8B5B

monochromatic

#2E0E2E #5C1D5C #8B2B8B #BA39BA #CE62CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#8B2B8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8B2B8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2B8B

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2B8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2B8B	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C4D8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435988

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3957

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2b8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.172 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dad',
    500: '#8b2b8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2b8b;
$custom-light: #b06dad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2b8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 52.747,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47197,
    "c": 0.1722,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2B8B

secondary

#5DB55D

accent

#DC4C4C

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2B8B

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

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