#8B2BCC#8B2BCC

#8B2BCC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.230 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BCC
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 204)
HSL	hsl(276, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 79%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 78.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 65.20, -64.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 91.93, 315.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1378 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.23 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.4080, 11.5766, 58.1691)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BCC #6CCC2B

analogous

#3A2BCC #8B2BCC #CC2BBC

triadic

#8B2BCC #CC8B2B #2BCC8B

tetradic

#8B2BCC #CC3A2B #6CCC2B #2BBCCC

square

#8B2BCC #CC3A2B #6CCC2B #2BBCCC

split-complementary

#8B2BCC #BCCC2B #2BCC3A

monochromatic

#461667 #692099 #8B2BCC #A758DC #C28BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8B2BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8B2BCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BCC

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BCC	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80557C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.230 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370dd',
    500: '#8b2bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bcc;
$custom-light: #b370dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.776,
    "s": 65.182,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51703,
    "c": 0.23025,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BCC

secondary

#A2D082

accent

#E84084

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BCC

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

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