#8B2D9D#8B2D9D

#8B2D9D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.185 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2D9D
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 157)
HSL	hsl(290, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, 54.84, -41.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 69.03, 322.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% 0.1435 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.185 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6709, 9.8010, 32.8527)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2D9D #3F9D2D

analogous

#532D9D #8B2D9D #9D2D77

triadic

#8B2D9D #9D8B2D #2D9D8B

tetradic

#8B2D9D #9D532D #3F9D2D #2D779D

square

#8B2D9D #9D532D #3F9D2D #2D779D

split-complementary

#8B2D9D #779D2D #2D9D53

monochromatic

#37123E #611F6D #8B2D9D #B23FC8 #C56FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8B2D9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8B2D9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2D9D

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2D9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2D9D	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4262

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2d9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.185 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fba',
    500: '#8b2d9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2d9d;
$custom-light: #b06fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2d9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.357,
    "s": 55.446,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48502,
    "c": 0.18533,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2D9D

secondary

#76BD69

accent

#DF4961

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2D9D

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

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