#8B2EAA#8B2EAA

#8B2EAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.196 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EAA
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 57.01, -48.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 74.64, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1414 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.196 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8790, 10.3460, 39.0249)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EAA #4DAA2E

analogous

#4D2EAA #8B2EAA #AA2E8B

triadic

#8B2EAA #AA8B2E #2EAA8B

tetradic

#8B2EAA #AA4D2E #4DAA2E #2E8BAA

square

#8B2EAA #AA4D2E #4DAA2E #2E8BAA

split-complementary

#8B2EAA #8BAA2E #2EAA4D

monochromatic

#3C144A #64217A #8B2EAA #AC48CD #C278DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8B2EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B2EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EAA

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EAA	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.196 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c4',
    500: '#8b2eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eaa;
$custom-light: #b170c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49464,
    "c": 0.19591,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EAA

secondary

#86C371

accent

#E1476E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EAA

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

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