#8B2CC6#8B2CC6

#8B2CC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.224 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2CC6
RGB	rgb(139, 44, 198)
HSL	hsl(277, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 77.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 63.56, -61.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 88.71, 315.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.1385 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.224 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7391, 11.3679, 54.4641)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2CC6 #67C62C

analogous

#3E2CC6 #8B2CC6 #C62CB4

triadic

#8B2CC6 #C68B2C #2CC68B

tetradic

#8B2CC6 #C63E2C #67C62C #2CB4C6

square

#8B2CC6 #C63E2C #67C62C #2CB4C6

split-complementary

#8B2CC6 #B4C62C #2CC63E

monochromatic

#451662 #682194 #8B2CC6 #A756D9 #C188E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8B2CC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B2CC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2CC6

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2CC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2CC6	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2cc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 44, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.224 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270d8',
    500: '#8b2cc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2cc6;
$custom-light: #b270d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2cc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.013,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5132,
    "c": 0.2238,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2CC6

secondary

#9ECE80

accent

#E74181

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2CC6

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

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