#8B2BBD#8B2BBD

#8B2BBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.217 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BBD
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.40, 62.02, -57.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.40, 84.85, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% 0.1412 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.217 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6949, 10.8913, 49.1463)
Luminance	0.1089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BBD #5DBD2B

analogous

#422BBD #8B2BBD #BD2BA6

triadic

#8B2BBD #BD8B2B #2BBD8B

tetradic

#8B2BBD #BD422B #5DBD2B #2BA6BD

square

#8B2BBD #BD422B #5DBD2B #2BA6BD

split-complementary

#8B2BBD #A6BD2B #2BBD42

monochromatic

#421459 #66208B #8B2BBD #A84ED7 #C180E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#8B2BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8B2BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BBD

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BBD	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.217 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fd2',
    500: '#8b2bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bbd;
$custom-light: #b26fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.452,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5055,
    "c": 0.21653,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BBD

secondary

#95CB79

accent

#E6427A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BBD

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

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