#8B2EB8#8B2EB8

#8B2EB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.209 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EB8
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 59.88, -54.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 81.25, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.1395 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.209 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2746, 10.9042, 46.3748)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EB8 #5BB82E

analogous

#462EB8 #8B2EB8 #B82EA0

triadic

#8B2EB8 #B88B2E #2EB88B

tetradic

#8B2EB8 #B8462E #5BB82E #2EA0B8

square

#8B2EB8 #B8462E #5BB82E #2EA0B8

split-complementary

#8B2EB8 #A0B82E #2EB846

monochromatic

#411656 #662287 #8B2EB8 #A850D3 #C181DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8B2EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8B2EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EB8

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EB8	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.209 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170ce',
    500: '#8b2eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eb8;
$custom-light: #b170ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50451,
    "c": 0.20883,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EB8

secondary

#93C879

accent

#E34578

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EB8

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

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