#8B2EAE#8B2EAE

#8B2EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.200 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EAE
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 57.82, -50.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 76.52, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.1409 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.2 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2632, 10.4996, 41.0481)
Luminance	0.1050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EAE #51AE2E

analogous

#4B2EAE #8B2EAE #AE2E91

triadic

#8B2EAE #AE8B2E #2EAE8B

tetradic

#8B2EAE #AE4B2E #51AE2E #2E91AE

square

#8B2EAE #AE4B2E #51AE2E #2E91AE

split-complementary

#8B2EAE #91AE2E #2EAE4B

monochromatic

#3E144D #64217E #8B2EAE #AB4ACF #C17ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8B2EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B2EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EAE

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EAE	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.200 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c7',
    500: '#8b2eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eae;
$custom-light: #b170c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.594,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4974,
    "c": 0.19959,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EAE

secondary

#8AC474

accent

#E14671

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EAE

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

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