#8B2C9B#8B2C9B

#8B2C9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.185 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2C9B
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 155)
HSL	hsl(291, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(291, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 71.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, 54.85, -41.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 68.56, 323.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% 0.1446 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.185 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4639, 9.6578, 31.9483)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2C9B #3C9B2C

analogous

#542C9B #8B2C9B #9B2C74

triadic

#8B2C9B #9B8B2C #2C9B8B

tetradic

#8B2C9B #9B542C #3C9B2C #2C749B

square

#8B2C9B #9B542C #3C9B2C #2C749B

split-complementary

#8B2C9B #749B2C #2C9B54

monochromatic

#36113C #601E6B #8B2C9B #B43CC8 #C66CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8B2C9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8B2C9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2C9B

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2C9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2C9B	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00519E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4060

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2c9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.185 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06eb9',
    500: '#8b2c9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2c9b;
$custom-light: #b06eb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2c9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.351,
    "s": 55.779,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48276,
    "c": 0.18477,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2C9B

secondary

#73BC67

accent

#DF495E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2C9B

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

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