#8B2EA9#8B2EA9

#8B2EA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.195 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EA9
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 169)
HSL	hsl(285, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 72.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 56.81, -47.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 74.17, 319.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1415 -0.1342)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.195 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7848, 10.3083, 38.5286)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EA9 #4CA92E

analogous

#4E2EA9 #8B2EA9 #A92E89

triadic

#8B2EA9 #A98B2E #2EA98B

tetradic

#8B2EA9 #A94E2E #4CA92E #2E89A9

square

#8B2EA9 #A94E2E #4CA92E #2E89A9

split-complementary

#8B2EA9 #89A92E #2EA94E

monochromatic

#3C1449 #632179 #8B2EA9 #AC47CD #C277DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8B2EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B2EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EA9

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EA9	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.195 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c3',
    500: '#8b2ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ea9;
$custom-light: #b170c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.366,
    "s": 57.209,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49396,
    "c": 0.195,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EA9

secondary

#85C271

accent

#E0476D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EA9

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

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