#8B2CB8#8B2CB8

#8B2CB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.211 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CB8
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 60.62, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 82.09, 317.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.27% 0.1413 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(50.27% 0.211 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.1983, 10.7516, 46.3494)
Luminance	0.1075 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CB8 #59B82C

analogous

#452CB8 #8B2CB8 #B82C9F

triadic

#8B2CB8 #B88B2C #2CB88B

tetradic

#8B2CB8 #B8452C #59B82C #2C9FB8

square

#8B2CB8 #B8452C #59B82C #2C9FB8

split-complementary

#8B2CB8 #9FB82C #2CB845

monochromatic

#401455 #662087 #8B2CB8 #A94DD4 #C17EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8B2CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8B2CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CB8

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CB8	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#145EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.211 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fce',
    500: '#8b2cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cb8;
$custom-light: #b26fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50268,
    "c": 0.21094,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.10751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CB8

secondary

#91C977

accent

#E54377

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CB8

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

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