#8B2DBB#8B2DBB

#8B2DBB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.213 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DBB
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.50, 60.88, -56.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.50, 83.10, 317.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.1399 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.213 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5538, 10.9541, 48.0357)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DBB #5DBB2D

analogous

#442DBB #8B2DBB #BB2DA4

triadic

#8B2DBB #BB8B2D #2DBB8B

tetradic

#8B2DBB #BB442D #5DBB2D #2DA4BB

square

#8B2DBB #BB442D #5DBB2D #2DA4BB

split-complementary

#8B2DBB #A4BB2D #2DBB44

monochromatic

#421558 #66218A #8B2DBB #A850D5 #C182E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8B2DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8B2DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DBB

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DBB	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D5FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854F73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.213 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270d0',
    500: '#8b2dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2dbb;
$custom-light: #b270d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.718,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50579,
    "c": 0.21266,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DBB

secondary

#95CA7A

accent

#E4437A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DBB

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

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