#8B2EA5#8B2EA5

#8B2EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.191 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EA5
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 56.01, -45.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 72.29, 320.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.1419 -0.1284)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.191 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4150, 10.1604, 36.5812)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EA5 #48A52E

analogous

#502EA5 #8B2EA5 #A52E84

triadic

#8B2EA5 #A58B2E #2EA58B

tetradic

#8B2EA5 #A5502E #48A52E #2E84A5

square

#8B2EA5 #A5502E #48A52E #2E84A5

split-complementary

#8B2EA5 #84A52E #2EA550

monochromatic

#3A1345 #632175 #8B2EA5 #AE45CB #C375D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8B2EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B2EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EA5

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EA5	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.191 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c0',
    500: '#8b2ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ea5;
$custom-light: #b170c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.891,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49126,
    "c": 0.19134,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EA5

secondary

#80C06F

accent

#E04869

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EA5

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

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