#8B2DB1#8B2DB1

#8B2DB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.203 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DB1
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 74.6%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.80, 58.81, -51.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.80, 78.37, 318.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.1415 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.203 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5203, 10.5407, 42.5927)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DB1 #53B12D

analogous

#492DB1 #8B2DB1 #B12D95

triadic

#8B2DB1 #B18B2D #2DB18B

tetradic

#8B2DB1 #B1492D #53B12D #2D95B1

square

#8B2DB1 #B1492D #53B12D #2D95B1

split-complementary

#8B2DB1 #95B12D #2DB149

monochromatic

#3E144F #652180 #8B2DB1 #AA4AD1 #C17BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8B2DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8B2DB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DB1

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DB1	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.203 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c9',
    500: '#8b2db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2db1;
$custom-light: #b170c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.727,
    "s": 59.459,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49855,
    "c": 0.20346,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DB1

secondary

#8CC674

accent

#E34572

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DB1

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

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