#8B2EB2#8B2EB2

#8B2EB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.203 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EB2
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.00, 58.63, -52.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.00, 78.41, 318.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.1404 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.203 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6589, 10.6579, 43.1325)
Luminance	0.1066 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EB2 #55B22E

analogous

#492EB2 #8B2EB2 #B22E97

triadic

#8B2EB2 #B28B2E #2EB28B

tetradic

#8B2EB2 #B2492E #55B22E #2E97B2

square

#8B2EB2 #B2492E #55B22E #2E97B2

split-complementary

#8B2EB2 #97B22E #2EB249

monochromatic

#3F1551 #652181 #8B2EB2 #AA4CD1 #C17DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8B2EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8B2EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EB2

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EB2	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.203 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170ca',
    500: '#8b2eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eb2;
$custom-light: #b170ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.273,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50021,
    "c": 0.20328,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EB2

secondary

#8EC676

accent

#E24674

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EB2

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