#8B2BAD#8B2BAD

#8B2BAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.202 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BAD
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 75.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 58.74, -50.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 77.32, 319.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.1439 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.202 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0529, 10.2346, 40.4989)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BAD #4DAD2B

analogous

#4A2BAD #8B2BAD #AD2B8E

triadic

#8B2BAD #AD8B2B #2BAD8B

tetradic

#8B2BAD #AD4A2B #4DAD2B #2B8EAD

square

#8B2BAD #AD4A2B #4DAD2B #2B8EAD

split-complementary

#8B2BAD #8EAD2B #2BAD4A

monochromatic

#3C134B #641F7C #8B2BAD #AC45D1 #C276DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8B2BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BAD

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BAD	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88486A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.202 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc6',
    500: '#8b2bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bad;
$custom-light: #b16fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.308,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49389,
    "c": 0.20201,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BAD

secondary

#86C46F

accent

#E3446E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BAD

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

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