#8B2DAD#8B2DAD

#8B2DAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.200 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DAD
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 58.00, -49.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 76.48, 319.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.142 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.2 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1275, 10.3836, 40.5237)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DAD #4FAD2D

analogous

#4B2DAD #8B2DAD #AD2D8F

triadic

#8B2DAD #AD8B2D #2DAD8B

tetradic

#8B2DAD #AD4B2D #4FAD2D #2D8FAD

square

#8B2DAD #AD4B2D #4FAD2D #2D8FAD

split-complementary

#8B2DAD #8FAD2D #2DAD4B

monochromatic

#3D144C #64207C #8B2DAD #AB48CF #C278DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8B2DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8B2DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DAD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DAD	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88496B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.200 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc6',
    500: '#8b2dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2dad;
$custom-light: #b16fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.063,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49575,
    "c": 0.1998,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DAD

secondary

#88C472

accent

#E2466F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DAD

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

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