#8B2EB4#8B2EB4

#8B2EB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.205 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EB4
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, 59.05, -53.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 79.36, 318.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1401 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.205 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8612, 10.7389, 44.1977)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EB4 #57B42E

analogous

#482EB4 #8B2EB4 #B42E9A

triadic

#8B2EB4 #B48B2E #2EB48B

tetradic

#8B2EB4 #B4482E #57B42E #2E9AB4

square

#8B2EB4 #B4482E #57B42E #2E9AB4

split-complementary

#8B2EB4 #9AB42E #2EB448

monochromatic

#401553 #652283 #8B2EB4 #A94ED2 #C17EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#8B2EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8B2EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EB4

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EB4	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.205 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cb',
    500: '#8b2eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eb4;
$custom-light: #b170cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.642,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50163,
    "c": 0.20513,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EB4

secondary

#8FC777

accent

#E24575

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EB4

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