#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
RGBrgb(139, 43, 193)
HSLhsl(278, 64%, 46%)
HSVhsv(278, 78%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 77.7%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LABlab(39.69, 62.86, -59.77)
CIE-LCHlch(39.69, 86.74, 316.44°)
OKLaboklab(50.85% 0.1404 -0.1696)
OKLCHoklch(50.85% 0.22 309.6)
XYZxyz(21.1350, 11.0674, 51.4646)
Luminance0.1107 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##8B2BC11.006.543.216.54
#FFFFFF6.541.0021.001.00
#0000003.2121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.541.0021.001.00

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

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#8B2BC1 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva