#8B2EA8#8B2EA8

#8B2EA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.194 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EA8
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 72.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 56.61, -47.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 73.70, 320.18°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.1416 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.194 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6913, 10.2709, 38.0361)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EA8 #4BA82E

analogous

#4E2EA8 #8B2EA8 #A82E88

triadic

#8B2EA8 #A88B2E #2EA88B

tetradic

#8B2EA8 #A84E2E #4BA82E #2E88A8

square

#8B2EA8 #A84E2E #4BA82E #2E88A8

split-complementary

#8B2EA8 #88A82E #2EA84E

monochromatic

#3B1448 #632178 #8B2EA8 #AD47CD #C277DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8B2EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EA8

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EA8	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.194 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c2',
    500: '#8b2ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ea8;
$custom-light: #b170c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.738,
    "s": 57.009,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49328,
    "c": 0.19408,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EA8

secondary

#84C270

accent

#E0486C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EA8

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

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