#8B2CA4#8B2CA4

#8B2CA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.193 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CA4
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 164)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 73.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 56.59, -45.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 72.71, 321.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.144 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.193 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.2481, 9.9715, 36.0782)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CA4 #45A42C

analogous

#4F2CA4 #8B2CA4 #A42C81

triadic

#8B2CA4 #A48B2C #2CA48B

tetradic

#8B2CA4 #A44F2C #45A42C #2C81A4

square

#8B2CA4 #A44F2C #45A42C #2C81A4

split-complementary

#8B2CA4 #81A42C #2CA44F

monochromatic

#391243 #621F74 #8B2CA4 #AF41CC #C371D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8B2CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8B2CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CA4

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CA4	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.193 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc0',
    500: '#8b2ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ca4;
$custom-light: #b16fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.5,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48865,
    "c": 0.19279,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CA4

secondary

#7DC06B

accent

#E14767

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CA4

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

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