#8B2CAF#8B2CAF

#8B2CAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.203 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CAF
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 58.78, -51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 77.85, 319.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.1427 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.203 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2847, 10.3862, 41.5380)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CAF #50AF2C

analogous

#492CAF #8B2CAF #AF2C92

triadic

#8B2CAF #AF8B2C #2CAF8B

tetradic

#8B2CAF #AF492C #50AF2C #2C92AF

square

#8B2CAF #AF492C #50AF2C #2C92AF

split-complementary

#8B2CAF #92AF2C #2CAF49

monochromatic

#3D134D #64207E #8B2CAF #AB47D1 #C178DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8B2CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8B2CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CAF

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CAF	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.203 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc8',
    500: '#8b2caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2caf;
$custom-light: #b16fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.511,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49621,
    "c": 0.20273,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CAF

secondary

#89C572

accent

#E34570

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CAF

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

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