#8B2DB7#8B2DB7

#8B2DB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.209 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DB7
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 75.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 60.04, -54.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 81.20, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% 0.1406 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.209 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1315, 10.7852, 45.8118)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DB7 #59B72D

analogous

#462DB7 #8B2DB7 #B72D9E

triadic

#8B2DB7 #B78B2D #2DB78B

tetradic

#8B2DB7 #B7462D #59B72D #2D9EB7

square

#8B2DB7 #B7462D #59B72D #2D9EB7

split-complementary

#8B2DB7 #9EB72D #2DB746

monochromatic

#401555 #662186 #8B2DB7 #A94ED3 #C17FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8B2DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8B2DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DB7

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DB7	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.209 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cd',
    500: '#8b2db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2db7;
$custom-light: #b170cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 60.526,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50286,
    "c": 0.20898,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DB7

secondary

#91C878

accent

#E44477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DB7

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

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