#8B2DB2#8B2DB2

#8B2DB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.204 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DB2
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 59.01, -52.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 78.84, 318.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.1413 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.204 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6203, 10.5807, 43.1196)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DB2 #54B22D

analogous

#482DB2 #8B2DB2 #B22D96

triadic

#8B2DB2 #B28B2D #2DB28B

tetradic

#8B2DB2 #B2482D #54B22D #2D96B2

square

#8B2DB2 #B2482D #54B22D #2D96B2

split-complementary

#8B2DB2 #96B22D #2DB248

monochromatic

#3F1450 #652181 #8B2DB2 #AA4BD1 #C17CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8B2DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8B2DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DB2

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DB2	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.204 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170ca',
    500: '#8b2db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2db2;
$custom-light: #b170ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.406,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49926,
    "c": 0.20437,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DB2

secondary

#8DC675

accent

#E34573

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DB2

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

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