#8B2BA2#8B2BA2

#8B2BA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.192 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BA2
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 56.58, -44.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 72.21, 321.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.1452 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.192 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0321, 9.8262, 35.1222)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BA2 #42A22B

analogous

#4F2BA2 #8B2BA2 #A22B7E

triadic

#8B2BA2 #A28B2B #2BA28B

tetradic

#8B2BA2 #A24F2B #42A22B #2B7EA2

square

#8B2BA2 #A24F2B #42A22B #2B7EA2

split-complementary

#8B2BA2 #7EA22B #2BA24F

monochromatic

#381141 #621E72 #8B2BA2 #B13ECC #C46FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8B2BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B2BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BA2

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BA2	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.192 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ebe',
    500: '#8b2ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ba2;
$custom-light: #b16ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.403,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48636,
    "c": 0.19216,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BA2

secondary

#7AC069

accent

#E14764

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BA2

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

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