#8B2CA7#8B2CA7

#8B2CA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.195 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CA7
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 167)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 57.18, -47.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 74.10, 320.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.1437 -0.1325)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.195 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5222, 10.0811, 37.5219)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CA7 #48A72C

analogous

#4D2CA7 #8B2CA7 #A72C86

triadic

#8B2CA7 #A78B2C #2CA78B

tetradic

#8B2CA7 #A74D2C #48A72C #2C86A7

square

#8B2CA7 #A74D2C #48A72C #2C86A7

split-complementary

#8B2CA7 #86A72C #2CA74D

monochromatic

#3A1246 #631F77 #8B2CA7 #AE43CD #C373DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B2CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B2CA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CA7

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CA7	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5CA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.195 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc2',
    500: '#8b2ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ca7;
$custom-light: #b16fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.341,
    "s": 58.294,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49067,
    "c": 0.19549,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CA7

secondary

#80C26D

accent

#E2466A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CA7

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

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