#8B2DAB#8B2DAB

#8B2DAB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.198 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DAB
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 57.59, -48.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 75.54, 319.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1423 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.198 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9354, 10.3068, 39.5121)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DAB #4DAB2D

analogous

#4C2DAB #8B2DAB #AB2D8C

triadic

#8B2DAB #AB8B2D #2DAB8B

tetradic

#8B2DAB #AB4C2D #4DAB2D #2D8CAB

square

#8B2DAB #AB4C2D #4DAB2D #2D8CAB

split-complementary

#8B2DAB #8CAB2D #2DAB4C

monochromatic

#3C144A #64207B #8B2DAB #AC47CE #C277DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8B2DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B2DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DAB

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DAB	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89486A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.198 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc5',
    500: '#8b2dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2dab;
$custom-light: #b16fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.762,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49436,
    "c": 0.19798,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DAB

secondary

#86C371

accent

#E2466E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DAB

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

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