#8B2DC2#8B2DC2

#8B2DC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.219 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2DC2
RGB	rgb(139, 45, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 76.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 62.35, -59.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 86.41, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.1385 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.219 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3215, 11.2612, 52.0789)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2DC2 #64C22D

analogous

#402DC2 #8B2DC2 #C22DAF

triadic

#8B2DC2 #C28B2D #2DC28B

tetradic

#8B2DC2 #C2402D #64C22D #2DAFC2

square

#8B2DC2 #C2402D #64C22D #2DAFC2

split-complementary

#8B2DC2 #AFC22D #2DC240

monochromatic

#44165F #672190 #8B2DC2 #A755D7 #C186E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#8B2DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8B2DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2DC2

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2DC2	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 45, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.219 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270d5',
    500: '#8b2dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2dc2;
$custom-light: #b270d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.852,
    "s": 62.343,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51102,
    "c": 0.21913,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2DC2

secondary

#9BCD7E

accent

#E5427F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2DC2

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

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