#8B2EA6#8B2EA6

#8B2EA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.192 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EA6
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 72.3%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 56.21, -46.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 72.76, 320.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.1418 -0.1298)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.192 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5064, 10.1969, 37.0624)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EA6 #49A62E

analogous

#4F2EA6 #8B2EA6 #A62E85

triadic

#8B2EA6 #A68B2E #2EA68B

tetradic

#8B2EA6 #A64F2E #49A62E #2E85A6

square

#8B2EA6 #A64F2E #49A62E #2E85A6

split-complementary

#8B2EA6 #85A62E #2EA64F

monochromatic

#3B1346 #632176 #8B2EA6 #AD46CC #C376D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8B2EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B2EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EA6

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EA6	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.192 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c1',
    500: '#8b2ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ea6;
$custom-light: #b170c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.5,
    "s": 56.604,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49193,
    "c": 0.19225,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EA6

secondary

#81C16F

accent

#E0486A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EA6

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

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