#8B2CAE#8B2CAE

#8B2CAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.202 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CAE
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 74.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 58.58, -50.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 77.38, 319.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1429 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.202 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1869, 10.3470, 41.0227)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CAE #4FAE2C

analogous

#4A2CAE #8B2CAE #AE2C90

triadic

#8B2CAE #AE8B2C #2CAE8B

tetradic

#8B2CAE #AE4A2C #4FAE2C #2C90AE

square

#8B2CAE #AE4A2C #4FAE2C #2C90AE

split-complementary

#8B2CAE #90AE2C #2CAE4A

monochromatic

#3D134C #64207D #8B2CAE #AB47D0 #C278DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8B2CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B2CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CAE

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CAE	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.202 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc7',
    500: '#8b2cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cae;
$custom-light: #b16fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.846,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49551,
    "c": 0.20182,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CAE

secondary

#88C571

accent

#E3456F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CAE

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

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