#8B2EA7#8B2EA7

#8B2EA7 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.193 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EA7
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 167)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 72.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 56.41, -46.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 73.23, 320.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.1417 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.193 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5985, 10.2338, 37.5474)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EA7 #4AA72E

analogous

#4F2EA7 #8B2EA7 #A72E87

triadic

#8B2EA7 #A78B2E #2EA78B

tetradic

#8B2EA7 #A74F2E #4AA72E #2E87A7

square

#8B2EA7 #A74F2E #4AA72E #2E87A7

split-complementary

#8B2EA7 #87A72E #2EA74F

monochromatic

#3B1447 #632177 #8B2EA7 #AD46CC #C276D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8B2EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EA7

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EA7	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.193 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c2',
    500: '#8b2ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ea7;
$custom-light: #b170c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.116,
    "s": 56.808,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4926,
    "c": 0.19317,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EA7

secondary

#82C170

accent

#E0486B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EA7

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

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