#8B2BB4#8B2BB4

#8B2BB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.208 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BB4
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 76.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 60.16, -53.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 80.61, 318.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.1429 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.208 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7481, 10.5126, 44.1600)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BB4 #54B42B

analogous

#462BB4 #8B2BB4 #B42B98

triadic

#8B2BB4 #B48B2B #2BB48B

tetradic

#8B2BB4 #B4462B #54B42B #2B98B4

square

#8B2BB4 #B4462B #54B42B #2B98B4

split-complementary

#8B2BB4 #98B42B #2BB446

monochromatic

#3F1351 #651F83 #8B2BB4 #AA49D3 #C17ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8B2BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B2BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BB4

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BB4	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.208 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcb',
    500: '#8b2bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bb4;
$custom-light: #b16fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.044,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49887,
    "c": 0.20834,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BB4

secondary

#8DC773

accent

#E54374

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BB4

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

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