#8B2DA8#8B2DA8
#8B2DA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.195 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2DA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 45, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.3%, 73.2%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.19, 56.99, -47.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.19, 74.14, 320.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.23% 0.1426 -0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.23% 0.195 316.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6527, 10.1937, 38.0232) |
| Luminance | 0.1019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.91
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.74
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.82
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.83
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.87
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2DA8 #4AA82D
analogous
#4E2DA8 #8B2DA8 #A82D88
triadic
#8B2DA8 #A88B2D #2DA88B
tetradic
#8B2DA8 #A84E2D #4AA82D #2D88A8
square
#8B2DA8 #A84E2D #4AA82D #2D88A8
split-complementary
#8B2DA8 #88A82D #2DA84E
monochromatic
#3B1347 #632078 #8B2DA8 #AD45CD #C275DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.91
#8B2DA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#8B2DA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2DA8
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2DA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2DA8 | 1.00 | 6.91 | 3.04 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F5DA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#894668
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2da8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.195 316.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16fc2',
500: '#8b2da8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2da8; $custom-light: #b16fc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2da8",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 45,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.854,
"s": 57.746,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49231,
"c": 0.19524,
"h": 316.9
},
"luminance": 0.10193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2DA8
secondary
#82C26F
accent
#E1476B
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110812
muted
#807B81