#8B2CB1#8B2CB1

#8B2CB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.205 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CB1
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 75.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 59.18, -52.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 78.79, 318.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.1424 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.205 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4826, 10.4653, 42.5802)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CB1 #52B12C

analogous

#482CB1 #8B2CB1 #B12C94

triadic

#8B2CB1 #B18B2C #2CB18B

tetradic

#8B2CB1 #B1482C #52B12C #2C94B1

square

#8B2CB1 #B1482C #52B12C #2C94B1

split-complementary

#8B2CB1 #94B12C #2CB148

monochromatic

#3E144F #652080 #8B2CB1 #AA49D2 #C17ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8B2CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8B2CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CB1

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CB1	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.205 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc9',
    500: '#8b2cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cb1;
$custom-light: #b16fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 60.181,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49763,
    "c": 0.20455,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CB1

secondary

#8BC673

accent

#E34472

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CB1

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

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