#8B2BA3#8B2BA3

#8B2BA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.193 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BA3
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 163)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 73.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 56.77, -45.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 72.67, 321.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.1451 -0.1273)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.193 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1213, 9.8619, 35.5922)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BA3 #43A32B

analogous

#4F2BA3 #8B2BA3 #A32B7F

triadic

#8B2BA3 #A38B2B #2BA38B

tetradic

#8B2BA3 #A34F2B #43A32B #2B7FA3

square

#8B2BA3 #A34F2B #43A32B #2B7FA3

split-complementary

#8B2BA3 #7FA32B #2BA34F

monochromatic

#381142 #621E73 #8B2BA3 #B03FCC #C46FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8B2BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B2BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BA3

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BA3	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.193 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ebf',
    500: '#8b2ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ba3;
$custom-light: #b16ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 58.252,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48703,
    "c": 0.19304,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BA3

secondary

#7BC06A

accent

#E14665

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BA3

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

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