#8B2BB2#8B2BB2

#8B2BB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.207 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BB2
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 59.75, -52.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 79.67, 318.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1432 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.207 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5458, 10.4317, 43.0948)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BB2 #52B22B

analogous

#482BB2 #8B2BB2 #B22B95

triadic

#8B2BB2 #B28B2B #2BB28B

tetradic

#8B2BB2 #B2482B #52B22B #2B95B2

square

#8B2BB2 #B2482B #52B22B #2B95B2

split-complementary

#8B2BB2 #95B22B #2BB248

monochromatic

#3E134F #651F81 #8B2BB2 #AA48D3 #C179DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8B2BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8B2BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BB2

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BB2	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.207 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fca',
    500: '#8b2bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bb2;
$custom-light: #b16fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.667,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49743,
    "c": 0.20653,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BB2

secondary

#8BC772

accent

#E44472

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BB2

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

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