#8B2EB9#8B2EB9

#8B2EB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.210 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EB9
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.49, 60.09, -55.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.49, 81.73, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1393 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.21 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3798, 10.9463, 46.9288)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EB9 #5CB92E

analogous

#462EB9 #8B2EB9 #B92EA1

triadic

#8B2EB9 #B98B2E #2EB98B

tetradic

#8B2EB9 #B9462E #5CB92E #2EA1B9

square

#8B2EB9 #B9462E #5CB92E #2EA1B9

split-complementary

#8B2EB9 #A1B92E #2EB946

monochromatic

#411657 #662288 #8B2EB9 #A851D4 #C182E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8B2EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8B2EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EB9

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EB9	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.210 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170cf',
    500: '#8b2eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2eb9;
$custom-light: #b170cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.144,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50524,
    "c": 0.20975,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EB9

secondary

#94C97A

accent

#E34479

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EB9

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