#8B2CBB#8B2CBB

#8B2CBB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.214 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CBB
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.38, 61.24, -56.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.38, 83.50, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.49% 0.1407 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(50.49% 0.214 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.5161, 10.8787, 48.0231)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CBB #5CBB2C

analogous

#432CBB #8B2CBB #BB2CA4

triadic

#8B2CBB #BB8B2C #2CBB8B

tetradic

#8B2CBB #BB432C #5CBB2C #2CA4BB

square

#8B2CBB #BB432C #5CBB2C #2CA4BB

split-complementary

#8B2CBB #A4BB2C #2CBB43

monochromatic

#411558 #662089 #8B2CBB #A84FD6 #C180E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#8B2CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8B2CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CBB

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CBB	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.214 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270d0',
    500: '#8b2cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cbb;
$custom-light: #b270d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.86,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50489,
    "c": 0.21369,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CBB

secondary

#94CA79

accent

#E54379

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CBB

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

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