#8B2BAB#8B2BAB

#8B2BAB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.200 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BAB
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 58.35, -49.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 76.39, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1442 -0.1389)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.2 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8609, 10.1577, 39.4873)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BAB #4BAB2B

analogous

#4B2BAB #8B2BAB #AB2B8B

triadic

#8B2BAB #AB8B2B #2BAB8B

tetradic

#8B2BAB #AB4B2B #4BAB2B #2B8BAB

square

#8B2BAB #AB4B2B #4BAB2B #2B8BAB

split-complementary

#8B2BAB #8BAB2B #2BAB4B

monochromatic

#3B1249 #631F7A #8B2BAB #AD43D0 #C274DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8B2BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B2BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BAB

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BAB	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.200 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec5',
    500: '#8b2bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bab;
$custom-light: #b16ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49249,
    "c": 0.20021,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BAB

secondary

#84C46E

accent

#E3456C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BAB

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

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