#8B2CA6#8B2CA6

#8B2CA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.195 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CA6
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 73.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 56.98, -46.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 73.64, 320.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49% 0.1438 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.195 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4301, 10.0443, 37.0369)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CA6 #47A62C

analogous

#4E2CA6 #8B2CA6 #A62C84

triadic

#8B2CA6 #A68B2C #2CA68B

tetradic

#8B2CA6 #A64E2C #47A62C #2C84A6

square

#8B2CA6 #A64E2C #47A62C #2C84A6

split-complementary

#8B2CA6 #84A62C #2CA64E

monochromatic

#3A1245 #621F76 #8B2CA6 #AE42CD #C373DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B2CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B2CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CA6

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CA6	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.195 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc1',
    500: '#8b2ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ca6;
$custom-light: #b16fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.721,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48999,
    "c": 0.19458,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CA6

secondary

#7FC16D

accent

#E14669

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CA6

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