#8B2D8D#8B2D8D

#8B2D8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.171 H 327.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2D8D
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 141)
HSL	hsl(299, 52%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.54, 51.87, -33.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.54, 61.85, 326.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% 0.1437 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.171 327)
XYZ	xyz(16.3933, 9.2899, 26.1238)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2D8D #2F8D2D

analogous

#5B2D8D #8B2D8D #8D2D5F

triadic

#8B2D8D #8D8B2D #2D8D8B

tetradic

#8B2D8D #8D5B2D #2F8D2D #2D5F8D

square

#8B2D8D #8D5B2D #2F8D2D #2D5F8D

split-complementary

#8B2D8D #5F8D2D #2D8D5B

monochromatic

#300F30 #5D1E5F #8B2D8D #B93CBB #CC66CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#8B2D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8B2D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2D8D

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2D8D	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D4E90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435A8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3B59

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.171 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06eaf',
    500: '#8b2d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2d8d;
$custom-light: #b06eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.75,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47518,
    "c": 0.17131,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.09289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2D8D

secondary

#63B561

accent

#DB4D50

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2D8D

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

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