#8B2EA3#8B2EA3

#8B2EA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.190 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EA3
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 163)
HSL	hsl(288, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 55.61, -44.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 71.36, 321.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.1421 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.19 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.2344, 10.0881, 35.6299)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EA3 #46A32E

analogous

#502EA3 #8B2EA3 #A32E80

triadic

#8B2EA3 #A38B2E #2EA38B

tetradic

#8B2EA3 #A3502E #46A32E #2E80A3

square

#8B2EA3 #A3502E #46A32E #2E80A3

split-complementary

#8B2EA3 #80A32E #2EA350

monochromatic

#3A1344 #622173 #8B2EA3 #AF44CA #C374D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B2EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B2EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EA3

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EA3	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.190 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b070bf',
    500: '#8b2ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ea3;
$custom-light: #b070bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.692,
    "s": 55.981,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48993,
    "c": 0.18952,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EA3

secondary

#7EBF6D

accent

#DF4967

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EA3

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

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