#8B2CAA#8B2CAA

#8B2CAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.198 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CAA
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 57.77, -48.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 75.50, 319.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% 0.1434 -0.1368)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.198 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8027, 10.1934, 38.9995)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CAA #4BAA2C

analogous

#4C2CAA #8B2CAA #AA2C8A

triadic

#8B2CAA #AA8B2C #2CAA8B

tetradic

#8B2CAA #AA4C2C #4BAA2C #2C8AAA

square

#8B2CAA #AA4C2C #4BAA2C #2C8AAA

split-complementary

#8B2CAA #8AAA2C #2CAA4C

monochromatic

#3B1349 #631F79 #8B2CAA #AD44CF #C275DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8B2CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B2CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CAA

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CAA	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.198 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc4',
    500: '#8b2caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2caa;
$custom-light: #b16fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.238,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49273,
    "c": 0.19819,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CAA

secondary

#84C36F

accent

#E2466C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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