#8B2DB5#8B2DB5

#8B2DB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.207 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DB5
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 181)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.07, 59.63, -53.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.07, 80.25, 317.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1409 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.207 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9248, 10.7025, 44.7233)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DB5 #57B52D

analogous

#472DB5 #8B2DB5 #B52D9B

triadic

#8B2DB5 #B58B2D #2DB58B

tetradic

#8B2DB5 #B5472D #57B52D #2D9BB5

square

#8B2DB5 #B5472D #57B52D #2D9BB5

split-complementary

#8B2DB5 #9BB52D #2DB547

monochromatic

#401553 #652184 #8B2DB5 #A94DD3 #C17EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8B2DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8B2DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DB5

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DB5	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.207 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cc',
    500: '#8b2db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2db5;
$custom-light: #b170cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.471,
    "s": 60.177,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50141,
    "c": 0.20713,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DB5

secondary

#8FC776

accent

#E34476

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DB5

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

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