#8B2DAA#8B2DAA

#8B2DAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.197 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DAA
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 57.39, -48.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 75.07, 319.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.37% 0.1424 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(49.37% 0.197 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8404, 10.2688, 39.0121)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DAA #4CAA2D

analogous

#4D2DAA #8B2DAA #AA2D8B

triadic

#8B2DAA #AA8B2D #2DAA8B

tetradic

#8B2DAA #AA4D2D #4CAA2D #2D8BAA

square

#8B2DAA #AA4D2D #4CAA2D #2D8BAA

split-complementary

#8B2DAA #8BAA2D #2DAA4D

monochromatic

#3C1349 #63207A #8B2DAA #AC46CE #C277DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8B2DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DAA

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DAA	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.197 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc4',
    500: '#8b2daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2daa;
$custom-light: #b16fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.12,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49367,
    "c": 0.19706,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DAA

secondary

#85C370

accent

#E1466D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DAA

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

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