#8B2DB9#8B2DB9

#8B2DB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.211 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DB9
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 60.46, -55.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 82.15, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.1402 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.211 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3412, 10.8691, 46.9159)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DB9 #5BB92D

analogous

#452DB9 #8B2DB9 #B92DA1

triadic

#8B2DB9 #B98B2D #2DB98B

tetradic

#8B2DB9 #B9452D #5BB92D #2DA1B9

square

#8B2DB9 #B9452D #5BB92D #2DA1B9

split-complementary

#8B2DB9 #A1B92D #2DB945

monochromatic

#411557 #662188 #8B2DB9 #A84FD4 #C180E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8B2DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8B2DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DB9

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DB9	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#145EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.211 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270cf',
    500: '#8b2db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2db9;
$custom-light: #b270cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.286,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50432,
    "c": 0.21082,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DB9

secondary

#93C979

accent

#E44478

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DB9

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

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