#8B2BA8#8B2BA8

#8B2BA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.198 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BA8
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 74.4%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 57.75, -47.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 74.99, 320.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1446 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.198 317)
XYZ	xyz(18.5782, 10.0447, 37.9984)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BA8 #48A82B

analogous

#4D2BA8 #8B2BA8 #A82B87

triadic

#8B2BA8 #A88B2B #2BA88B

tetradic

#8B2BA8 #A84D2B #48A82B #2B87A8

square

#8B2BA8 #A84D2B #48A82B #2B87A8

split-complementary

#8B2BA8 #87A82B #2BA84D

monochromatic

#3A1247 #631F77 #8B2BA8 #AE42CF #C372DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B2BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B2BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BA8

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BA8	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.198 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec2',
    500: '#8b2ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ba8;
$custom-light: #b16ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.08,
    "s": 59.242,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49042,
    "c": 0.19751,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.10044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BA8

secondary

#80C26C

accent

#E2456A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BA8

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

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