#8B2C95#8B2C95

#8B2C95 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.179 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2C95
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 149)
HSL	hsl(294, 54%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(294, 70%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 53.73, -38.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 65.85, 324.67°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.1448 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.179 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9725, 9.4613, 29.3602)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2C95 #36952C

analogous

#572C95 #8B2C95 #952C6A

triadic

#8B2C95 #958B2C #2C958B

tetradic

#8B2C95 #95572C #36952C #2C6A95

square

#8B2C95 #95572C #36952C #2C6A95

split-complementary

#8B2C95 #6A952C #2C9557

monochromatic

#331037 #5F1E66 #8B2C95 #B73AC4 #C969D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8B2C95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8B2C95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2C95

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2C95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2C95	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E4F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5B92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3E5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2c95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.179 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06eb5',
    500: '#8b2c95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2c95;
$custom-light: #b06eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2c95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.286,
    "s": 54.404,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47898,
    "c": 0.17949,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2C95

secondary

#6CB964

accent

#DE4A58

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2C95

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