#8B2DB8#8B2DB8

#8B2DB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.210 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DB8
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.29, 60.25, -55.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.29, 81.67, 317.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1404 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.21 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.2360, 10.8270, 46.3619)
Luminance	0.1083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DB8 #5AB82D

analogous

#462DB8 #8B2DB8 #B82D9F

triadic

#8B2DB8 #B88B2D #2DB88B

tetradic

#8B2DB8 #B8462D #5AB82D #2D9FB8

square

#8B2DB8 #B8462D #5AB82D #2D9FB8

split-complementary

#8B2DB8 #9FB82D #2DB846

monochromatic

#411556 #662187 #8B2DB8 #A94ED4 #C180E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#8B2DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8B2DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DB8

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DB8	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.210 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170ce',
    500: '#8b2db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2db8;
$custom-light: #b170ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.576,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50359,
    "c": 0.2099,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.10826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DB8

secondary

#92C978

accent

#E44478

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DB8

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

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