#8B2BC1#8B2BC1

#8B2BC1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.220 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BC1
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 193)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 77.7%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.69, 62.86, -59.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.69, 86.74, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.1404 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.22 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1350, 11.0674, 51.4646)
Luminance	0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BC1 #61C12B

analogous

#402BC1 #8B2BC1 #C12BAC

triadic

#8B2BC1 #C18B2B #2BC18B

tetradic

#8B2BC1 #C1402B #61C12B #2BACC1

square

#8B2BC1 #C1402B #61C12B #2BACC1

split-complementary

#8B2BC1 #ACC12B #2BC140

monochromatic

#43155D #67208F #8B2BC1 #A851D8 #C183E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#8B2BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8B2BC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BC1

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BC1	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.220 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fd5',
    500: '#8b2bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bc1;
$custom-light: #b26fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.4,
    "s": 63.559,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50851,
    "c": 0.22018,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BC1

secondary

#99CC7B

accent

#E7417D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BC1

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

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