#8B2EA2#8B2EA2

#8B2EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.189 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EA2
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(288, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 55.42, -44.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 70.90, 321.41°)
OKLab	oklab(48.93% 0.1421 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(48.93% 0.189 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1452, 10.0524, 35.1599)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EA2 #45A22E

analogous

#512EA2 #8B2EA2 #A22E7F

triadic

#8B2EA2 #A28B2E #2EA28B

tetradic

#8B2EA2 #A2512E #45A22E #2E7FA2

square

#8B2EA2 #A2512E #45A22E #2E7FA2

split-complementary

#8B2EA2 #7FA22E #2EA251

monochromatic

#391343 #622072 #8B2EA2 #AF43CA #C373D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B2EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B2EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EA2

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EA2	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.189 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06fbe',
    500: '#8b2ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ea2;
$custom-light: #b06fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.103,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48927,
    "c": 0.18861,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EA2

secondary

#7DBF6D

accent

#DF4967

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EA2

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

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