#8B2BB5#8B2BB5

#8B2BB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.209 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BB5
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(282, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 60.37, -54.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 81.08, 318.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% 0.1427 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.209 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.8503, 10.5535, 44.6985)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BB5 #55B52B

analogous

#462BB5 #8B2BB5 #B52B9A

triadic

#8B2BB5 #B58B2B #2BB58B

tetradic

#8B2BB5 #B5462B #55B52B #2B9AB5

square

#8B2BB5 #B5462B #55B52B #2B9AB5

split-complementary

#8B2BB5 #9AB52B #2BB546

monochromatic

#3F1452 #651F84 #8B2BB5 #AA49D4 #C17BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8B2BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8B2BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BB5

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BB5	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.209 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcc',
    500: '#8b2bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bb5;
$custom-light: #b16fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4996,
    "c": 0.20925,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.10553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BB5

secondary

#8EC874

accent

#E54374

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BB5

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

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