#8B2CA9#8B2CA9

#8B2CA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.197 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CA9
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 169)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 74%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 57.57, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 75.03, 320.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1435 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.197 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7085, 10.1557, 38.5032)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CA9 #4AA92C

analogous

#4D2CA9 #8B2CA9 #A92C89

triadic

#8B2CA9 #A98B2C #2CA98B

tetradic

#8B2CA9 #A94D2C #4AA92C #2C89A9

square

#8B2CA9 #A94D2C #4AA92C #2C89A9

split-complementary

#8B2CA9 #89A92C #2CA94D

monochromatic

#3B1348 #631F78 #8B2CA9 #AD44CE #C274DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8B2CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B2CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CA9

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CA9	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5CA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.197 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc3',
    500: '#8b2ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ca9;
$custom-light: #b16fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.6,
    "s": 58.685,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49204,
    "c": 0.19729,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CA9

secondary

#82C36E

accent

#E2466B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CA9

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

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