#8B2BB0#8B2BB0

#8B2BB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.205 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BB0
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 176)
HSL	hsl(283, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21%, 75.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 59.35, -51.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 78.73, 318.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% 0.1435 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.205 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3465, 10.3520, 42.0449)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BB0 #50B02B

analogous

#482BB0 #8B2BB0 #B02B93

triadic

#8B2BB0 #B08B2B #2BB08B

tetradic

#8B2BB0 #B0482B #50B02B #2B93B0

square

#8B2BB0 #B0482B #50B02B #2B93B0

split-complementary

#8B2BB0 #93B02B #2BB048

monochromatic

#3D134E #641F7F #8B2BB0 #AB46D2 #C178DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8B2BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B2BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BB0

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BB0	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.205 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc8',
    500: '#8b2bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bb0;
$custom-light: #b16fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.308,
    "s": 60.731,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49601,
    "c": 0.20472,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BB0

secondary

#89C671

accent

#E44470

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BB0

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

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