#8B2BB7#8B2BB7

#8B2BB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.211 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BB7
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 76.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 60.78, -55.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 82.02, 317.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1423 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.211 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0570, 10.6362, 45.7870)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BB7 #57B72B

analogous

#452BB7 #8B2BB7 #B72B9D

triadic

#8B2BB7 #B78B2B #2BB78B

tetradic

#8B2BB7 #B7452B #57B72B #2B9DB7

square

#8B2BB7 #B7452B #57B72B #2B9DB7

split-complementary

#8B2BB7 #9DB72B #2BB745

monochromatic

#401454 #651F85 #8B2BB7 #A94BD5 #C17CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8B2BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8B2BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BB7

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BB7	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.211 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fcd',
    500: '#8b2bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bb7;
$custom-light: #b26fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.143,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50106,
    "c": 0.21106,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BB7

secondary

#8FC975

accent

#E54376

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BB7

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

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