#8B2CB3#8B2CB3

#8B2CB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.206 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CB3
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 179)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 75.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.80, 59.59, -52.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.80, 79.73, 318.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.1421 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.206 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6834, 10.5456, 43.6377)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CB3 #54B32C

analogous

#472CB3 #8B2CB3 #B32C97

triadic

#8B2CB3 #B38B2C #2CB38B

tetradic

#8B2CB3 #B3472C #54B32C #2C97B3

square

#8B2CB3 #B3472C #54B32C #2C97B3

split-complementary

#8B2CB3 #97B32C #2CB347

monochromatic

#3F1451 #652082 #8B2CB3 #AA4AD2 #C17BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8B2CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8B2CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CB3

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CB3	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.206 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fca',
    500: '#8b2cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cb3;
$custom-light: #b16fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49906,
    "c": 0.20637,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CB3

secondary

#8DC774

accent

#E44473

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CB3

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

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