#8B2BA5#8B2BA5

#8B2BA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.195 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BA5
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, 57.16, -46.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 73.60, 320.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.1449 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.195 318)
XYZ	xyz(18.3019, 9.9342, 36.5435)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BA5 #45A52B

analogous

#4E2BA5 #8B2BA5 #A52B82

triadic

#8B2BA5 #A58B2B #2BA58B

tetradic

#8B2BA5 #A54E2B #45A52B #2B82A5

square

#8B2BA5 #A54E2B #45A52B #2B82A5

split-complementary

#8B2BA5 #82A52B #2BA54E

monochromatic

#391244 #621E74 #8B2BA5 #AF40CD #C371DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#8B2BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8B2BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BA5

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BA5	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.195 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec0',
    500: '#8b2ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ba5;
$custom-light: #b16ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.213,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48838,
    "c": 0.19483,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.09933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BA5

secondary

#7DC16B

accent

#E24667

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BA5

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

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