#8B2EAD#8B2EAD

#8B2EAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.199 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EAD
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 57.61, -49.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 76.05, 319.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.1411 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.199 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1661, 10.4608, 40.5366)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EAD #50AD2E

analogous

#4B2EAD #8B2EAD #AD2E8F

triadic

#8B2EAD #AD8B2E #2EAD8B

tetradic

#8B2EAD #AD4B2E #50AD2E #2E8FAD

square

#8B2EAD #AD4B2E #50AD2E #2E8FAD

split-complementary

#8B2EAD #8FAD2E #2EAD4B

monochromatic

#3D144C #64217D #8B2EAD #AB49CF #C17ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8B2EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8B2EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EAD

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EAD	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88496B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.199 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c6',
    500: '#8b2ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ead;
$custom-light: #b170c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.937,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4967,
    "c": 0.19867,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EAD

secondary

#89C473

accent

#E14770

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EAD

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

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