#8B2CB6#8B2CB6

#8B2CB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.209 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CB6
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 182)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.02, 60.21, -54.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.02, 81.14, 317.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% 0.1416 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.209 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9901, 10.6683, 45.2531)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CB6 #57B62C

analogous

#462CB6 #8B2CB6 #B62C9C

triadic

#8B2CB6 #B68B2C #2CB68B

tetradic

#8B2CB6 #B6462C #57B62C #2C9CB6

square

#8B2CB6 #B6462C #57B62C #2C9CB6

split-complementary

#8B2CB6 #9CB62C #2CB646

monochromatic

#401453 #652085 #8B2CB6 #A94CD4 #C17DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8B2CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8B2CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CB6

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CB6	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.209 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcd',
    500: '#8b2cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cb6;
$custom-light: #b16fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.304,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50122,
    "c": 0.20911,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CB6

secondary

#8FC876

accent

#E44476

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CB6

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

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