#8B2CC2#8B2CC2

#8B2CC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.220 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CC2
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 77.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 62.71, -60.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 86.82, 316.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.1393 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.22 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2838, 11.1858, 52.0663)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CC2 #63C22C

analogous

#402CC2 #8B2CC2 #C22CAE

triadic

#8B2CC2 #C28B2C #2CC28B

tetradic

#8B2CC2 #C2402C #63C22C #2CAEC2

square

#8B2CC2 #C2402C #63C22C #2CAEC2

split-complementary

#8B2CC2 #AEC22C #2CC240

monochromatic

#44155E #672190 #8B2CC2 #A753D8 #C185E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8B2CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8B2CC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CC2

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CC2	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.220 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270d5',
    500: '#8b2cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cc2;
$custom-light: #b270d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51014,
    "c": 0.22013,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CC2

secondary

#9ACD7D

accent

#E6427E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CC2

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

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