#8B2CBC#8B2CBC

#8B2CBC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.215 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CBC
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 76.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 61.45, -57.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 83.98, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1406 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.215 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6235, 10.9217, 48.5889)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CBC #5DBC2C

analogous

#432CBC #8B2CBC #BC2CA5

triadic

#8B2CBC #BC8B2C #2CBC8B

tetradic

#8B2CBC #BC432C #5DBC2C #2CA5BC

square

#8B2CBC #BC432C #5DBC2C #2CA5BC

split-complementary

#8B2CBC #A5BC2C #2CBC43

monochromatic

#421559 #66208A #8B2CBC #A84FD6 #C181E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8B2CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8B2CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CBC

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CBC	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#065EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.215 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270d1',
    500: '#8b2cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cbc;
$custom-light: #b270d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.583,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50563,
    "c": 0.21461,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CBC

secondary

#95CA79

accent

#E5437A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CBC

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

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