#8B2CB2#8B2CB2

#8B2CB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.205 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CB2
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.73, 59.39, -52.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.73, 79.26, 318.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.1423 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.205 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5826, 10.5053, 43.1070)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CB2 #53B22C

analogous

#482CB2 #8B2CB2 #B22C96

triadic

#8B2CB2 #B28B2C #2CB28B

tetradic

#8B2CB2 #B2482C #53B22C #2C96B2

square

#8B2CB2 #B2482C #53B22C #2C96B2

split-complementary

#8B2CB2 #96B22C #2CB248

monochromatic

#3E1450 #652081 #8B2CB2 #AA49D2 #C17ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8B2CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B2CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CB2

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CB2	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.205 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fca',
    500: '#8b2cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cb2;
$custom-light: #b16fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.537,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49834,
    "c": 0.20546,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CB2

secondary

#8CC673

accent

#E44473

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CB2

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

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