#8B2DA9#8B2DA9

#8B2DA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.196 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DA9
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 169)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 73.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.25, 57.19, -47.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.25, 74.60, 320.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.1425 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.196 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7462, 10.2311, 38.5158)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DA9 #4BA92D

analogous

#4D2DA9 #8B2DA9 #A92D89

triadic

#8B2DA9 #A98B2D #2DA98B

tetradic

#8B2DA9 #A94D2D #4BA92D #2D89A9

square

#8B2DA9 #A94D2D #4BA92D #2D89A9

split-complementary

#8B2DA9 #89A92D #2DA94D

monochromatic

#3B1348 #632079 #8B2DA9 #AD46CE #C276DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8B2DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DA9

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DA9	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.196 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc3',
    500: '#8b2da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2da9;
$custom-light: #b16fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.484,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49299,
    "c": 0.19615,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DA9

secondary

#84C26F

accent

#E1476C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DA9

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

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