#8B2CB5#8B2CB5

#8B2CB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.208 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CB5
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 60.00, -53.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 80.67, 318.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.05% 0.1418 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(50.05% 0.208 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8871, 10.6271, 44.7107)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CB5 #56B52C

analogous

#472CB5 #8B2CB5 #B52C9B

triadic

#8B2CB5 #B58B2C #2CB58B

tetradic

#8B2CB5 #B5472C #56B52C #2C9BB5

square

#8B2CB5 #B5472C #56B52C #2C9BB5

split-complementary

#8B2CB5 #9BB52C #2CB547

monochromatic

#3F1453 #652084 #8B2CB5 #A94BD3 #C17CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8B2CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8B2CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CB5

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CB5	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.208 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcc',
    500: '#8b2cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cb5;
$custom-light: #b16fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.606,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5005,
    "c": 0.2082,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CB5

secondary

#8EC875

accent

#E44475

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CB5

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

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