#8B2BC6#8B2BC6

#8B2BC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.225 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BC6
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 198)
HSL	hsl(277, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 78.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 63.91, -62.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 89.10, 315.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1393 -0.1764)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.225 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7022, 11.2943, 54.4519)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BC6 #66C62B

analogous

#3D2BC6 #8B2BC6 #C62BB4

triadic

#8B2BC6 #C68B2B #2BC68B

tetradic

#8B2BC6 #C63D2B #66C62B #2BB4C6

square

#8B2BC6 #C63D2B #66C62B #2BB4C6

split-complementary

#8B2BC6 #B4C62B #2BC63D

monochromatic

#441561 #682094 #8B2BC6 #A754DA #C187E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#8B2BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8B2BC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BC6

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BC6	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.225 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270d8',
    500: '#8b2bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bc6;
$custom-light: #b270d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.161,
    "s": 64.315,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51235,
    "c": 0.22475,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BC6

secondary

#9DCE7F

accent

#E74080

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BC6

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

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