#8B2EB1#8B2EB1

#8B2EB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.202 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EB1
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 74%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 58.43, -51.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 77.94, 318.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.1405 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.202 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.5589, 10.6179, 42.6056)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EB1 #54B12E

analogous

#492EB1 #8B2EB1 #B12E95

triadic

#8B2EB1 #B18B2E #2EB18B

tetradic

#8B2EB1 #B1492E #54B12E #2E95B1

square

#8B2EB1 #B1492E #54B12E #2E95B1

split-complementary

#8B2EB1 #95B12E #2EB149

monochromatic

#3F1550 #652180 #8B2EB1 #AA4CD0 #C17CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8B2EB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8B2EB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EB1

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EB1	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.202 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c9',
    500: '#8b2eb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eb1;
$custom-light: #b170c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.595,
    "s": 58.744,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4995,
    "c": 0.20235,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.10617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EB1

secondary

#8DC675

accent

#E24673

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EB1

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

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