#8B2CAC#8B2CAC

#8B2CAC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.200 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CAC
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 172)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 74.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 58.17, -49.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 76.44, 319.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1431 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.2 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9934, 10.2696, 40.0035)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CAC #4DAC2C

analogous

#4B2CAC #8B2CAC #AC2C8D

triadic

#8B2CAC #AC8B2C #2CAC8B

tetradic

#8B2CAC #AC4B2C #4DAC2C #2C8DAC

square

#8B2CAC #AC4B2C #4DAC2C #2C8DAC

split-complementary

#8B2CAC #8DAC2C #2CAC4B

monochromatic

#3C134B #64207B #8B2CAC #AC46D0 #C276DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8B2CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CAC

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CAC	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89486A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.200 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc5',
    500: '#8b2cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cac;
$custom-light: #b16fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.531,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49411,
    "c": 0.20001,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CAC

secondary

#86C470

accent

#E2456E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CAC

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

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