#8B2BA9#8B2BA9

#8B2BA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.198 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BA9
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 169)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 74.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 57.95, -48.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 75.46, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.1444 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.198 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6717, 10.0821, 38.4909)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BA9 #49A92B

analogous

#4C2BA9 #8B2BA9 #A92B88

triadic

#8B2BA9 #A98B2B #2BA98B

tetradic

#8B2BA9 #A94C2B #49A92B #2B88A9

square

#8B2BA9 #A94C2B #49A92B #2B88A9

split-complementary

#8B2BA9 #88A92B #2BA94C

monochromatic

#3B1247 #631F78 #8B2BA9 #AD42CF #C373DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B2BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B2BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BA9

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BA9	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5CA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.198 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec3',
    500: '#8b2ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ba9;
$custom-light: #b16ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.714,
    "s": 59.434,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49111,
    "c": 0.19841,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BA9

secondary

#81C36D

accent

#E3456B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BA9

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

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