#8B2DA5#8B2DA5

#8B2DA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.193 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DA5
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 56.40, -45.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 72.74, 320.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1429 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.193 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3764, 10.0832, 36.5683)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DA5 #47A52D

analogous

#4F2DA5 #8B2DA5 #A52D83

triadic

#8B2DA5 #A58B2D #2DA58B

tetradic

#8B2DA5 #A54F2D #47A52D #2D83A5

square

#8B2DA5 #A54F2D #47A52D #2D83A5

split-complementary

#8B2DA5 #83A52D #2DA54F

monochromatic

#3A1345 #622075 #8B2DA5 #AE43CC #C373D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B2DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B2DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DA5

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DA5	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4566

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.193 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc0',
    500: '#8b2da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2da5;
$custom-light: #b16fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49028,
    "c": 0.19252,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DA5

secondary

#7FC16D

accent

#E04769

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DA5

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

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