#8B2BAE#8B2BAE

#8B2BAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.203 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BAE
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 58.95, -50.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 77.79, 319.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1438 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.203 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1501, 10.2734, 41.0104)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BAE #4EAE2B

analogous

#492BAE #8B2BAE #AE2B90

triadic

#8B2BAE #AE8B2B #2BAE8B

tetradic

#8B2BAE #AE492B #4EAE2B #2B90AE

square

#8B2BAE #AE492B #4EAE2B #2B90AE

split-complementary

#8B2BAE #90AE2B #2BAE49

monochromatic

#3D134C #641F7D #8B2BAE #AC45D1 #C276DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8B2BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BAE

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BAE	1.00	6.87	3.05	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.203 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc7',
    500: '#8b2bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bae;
$custom-light: #b16fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.969,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49459,
    "c": 0.20291,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BAE

secondary

#87C570

accent

#E4446F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BAE

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

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