#8B2CAB#8B2CAB

#8B2CAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.199 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CAB
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 57.97, -49.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 75.97, 319.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.1432 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.199 316)
XYZ	xyz(18.8977, 10.2313, 39.4996)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CAB #4CAB2C

analogous

#4C2CAB #8B2CAB #AB2C8C

triadic

#8B2CAB #AB8B2C #2CAB8B

tetradic

#8B2CAB #AB4C2C #4CAB2C #2C8CAB

square

#8B2CAB #AB4C2C #4CAB2C #2C8CAB

split-complementary

#8B2CAB #8CAB2C #2CAB4C

monochromatic

#3C134A #631F7A #8B2CAB #AC45CF #C276DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8B2CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CAB

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CAB	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.199 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc5',
    500: '#8b2cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cab;
$custom-light: #b16fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.882,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49342,
    "c": 0.1991,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.10231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CAB

secondary

#85C36F

accent

#E2466D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CAB

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

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