#8B2CA8#8B2CA8

#8B2CA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.196 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CA8
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 73.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 57.37, -47.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 74.57, 320.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.1436 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.196 317)
XYZ	xyz(18.6150, 10.1183, 38.0107)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CA8 #49A82C

analogous

#4D2CA8 #8B2CA8 #A82C87

triadic

#8B2CA8 #A88B2C #2CA88B

tetradic

#8B2CA8 #A84D2C #49A82C #2C87A8

square

#8B2CA8 #A84D2C #49A82C #2C87A8

split-complementary

#8B2CA8 #87A82C #2CA84D

monochromatic

#3B1347 #631F78 #8B2CA8 #AD43CE #C374DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8B2CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B2CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CA8

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CA8	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.196 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc2',
    500: '#8b2ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ca8;
$custom-light: #b16fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.968,
    "s": 58.491,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49135,
    "c": 0.19639,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.10117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CA8

secondary

#81C26E

accent

#E2466A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CA8

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

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