#8B2BCE#8B2BCE

#8B2BCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.232 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BCE
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 206)
HSL	hsl(275, 65%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 79%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 79.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 65.63, -65.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 92.87, 314.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1373 -0.1871)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.232 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6495, 11.6732, 59.4405)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BCE #6ECE2B

analogous

#392BCE #8B2BCE #CE2BC0

triadic

#8B2BCE #CE8B2B #2BCE8B

tetradic

#8B2BCE #CE392B #6ECE2B #2BC0CE

square

#8B2BCE #CE392B #6ECE2B #2BC0CE

split-complementary

#8B2BCE #C0CE2B #2BCE39

monochromatic

#471669 #69209B #8B2BCE #A75ADC #C28CE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8B2BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B2BCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BCE

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BCE	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F567D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.232 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370de',
    500: '#8b2bce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bce;
$custom-light: #b370de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.337,
    "s": 65.462,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51862,
    "c": 0.23208,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BCE

secondary

#A4D184

accent

#E83F85

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BCE

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

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