#8B2EB7#8B2EB7

#8B2EB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.208 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EB7
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 74.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 59.67, -54.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 80.78, 317.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1396 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.208 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.1701, 10.8624, 45.8247)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EB7 #5AB72E

analogous

#472EB7 #8B2EB7 #B72E9E

triadic

#8B2EB7 #B78B2E #2EB78B

tetradic

#8B2EB7 #B7472E #5AB72E #2E9EB7

square

#8B2EB7 #B7472E #5AB72E #2E9EB7

split-complementary

#8B2EB7 #9EB72E #2EB747

monochromatic

#411555 #662286 #8B2EB7 #A94FD3 #C180DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8B2EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8B2EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EB7

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EB7	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.208 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cd',
    500: '#8b2eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eb7;
$custom-light: #b170cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.73,
    "s": 59.825,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50379,
    "c": 0.2079,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EB7

secondary

#92C879

accent

#E34578

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EB7

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