#8B2CA3#8B2CA3

#8B2CA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.192 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CA3
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 163)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 73%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, 56.39, -45.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 72.24, 321.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.1441 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.192 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1581, 9.9355, 35.6045)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CA3 #44A32C

analogous

#4F2CA3 #8B2CA3 #A32C7F

triadic

#8B2CA3 #A38B2C #2CA38B

tetradic

#8B2CA3 #A34F2C #44A32C #2C7FA3

square

#8B2CA3 #A34F2C #44A32C #2C7FA3

split-complementary

#8B2CA3 #7FA32C #2CA34F

monochromatic

#391243 #621F73 #8B2CA3 #B041CC #C471D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#8B2CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8B2CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CA3

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CA3	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.192 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fbf',
    500: '#8b2ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ca3;
$custom-light: #b16fbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.899,
    "s": 57.488,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48798,
    "c": 0.19188,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CA3

secondary

#7CC06B

accent

#E14766

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CA3

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

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