#8B2BA4#8B2BA4

#8B2BA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.194 H 318.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BA4
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 164)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 73.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 56.96, -45.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 73.13, 321.16°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.145 -0.1288)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.194 318.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2113, 9.8979, 36.0660)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BA4 #44A42B

analogous

#4E2BA4 #8B2BA4 #A42B80

triadic

#8B2BA4 #A48B2B #2BA48B

tetradic

#8B2BA4 #A44E2B #44A42B #2B80A4

square

#8B2BA4 #A44E2B #44A42B #2B80A4

split-complementary

#8B2BA4 #80A42B #2BA44E

monochromatic

#391243 #621E74 #8B2BA4 #B03FCD #C470D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8B2BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B2BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BA4

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BA4	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.194 318.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec0',
    500: '#8b2ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ba4;
$custom-light: #b16ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.603,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4877,
    "c": 0.19394,
    "h": 318.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BA4

secondary

#7CC16A

accent

#E24666

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BA4

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