#8B2CB7#8B2CB7

#8B2CB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.210 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CB7
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 76%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 60.41, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 81.61, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% 0.1415 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.21 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0938, 10.7098, 45.7993)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CB7 #58B72C

analogous

#462CB7 #8B2CB7 #B72C9E

triadic

#8B2CB7 #B78B2C #2CB78B

tetradic

#8B2CB7 #B7462C #58B72C #2C9EB7

square

#8B2CB7 #B7462C #58B72C #2C9EB7

split-complementary

#8B2CB7 #9EB72C #2CB746

monochromatic

#401454 #662086 #8B2CB7 #A94CD4 #C17EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8B2CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8B2CB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CB7

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CB7	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.210 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fcd',
    500: '#8b2cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cb7;
$custom-light: #b16fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.007,
    "s": 61.233,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50195,
    "c": 0.21003,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CB7

secondary

#90C876

accent

#E44376

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CB7

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

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