#8B2BD0#8B2BD0

#8B2BD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.234 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2BD0
RGB	rgb(139, 43, 208)
HSL	hsl(275, 66%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 79%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 79.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 66.06, -66.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 93.81, 314.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1368 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.234 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8940, 11.7710, 60.7282)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2BD0 #70D02B

analogous

#392BD0 #8B2BD0 #D02BC3

triadic

#8B2BD0 #D08B2B #2BD08B

tetradic

#8B2BD0 #D0392B #70D02B #2BC3D0

square

#8B2BD0 #D0392B #70D02B #2BC3D0

split-complementary

#8B2BD0 #C3D02B #2BD039

monochromatic

#47166B #69219D #8B2BD0 #A75BDD #C28EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8B2BD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8B2BD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2BD0

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2BD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2BD0	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E577E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2bd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 43, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.234 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370df',
    500: '#8b2bd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2bd0;
$custom-light: #b370df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2bd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.909,
    "s": 65.737,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52021,
    "c": 0.23393,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2BD0

secondary

#A5D285

accent

#E93F86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2BD0

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