#8B2EBD#8B2EBD

#8B2EBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.213 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EBD
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 60.93, -57.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 83.63, 316.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1386 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.213 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8080, 11.1176, 49.1840)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EBD #60BD2E

analogous

#432EBD #8B2EBD #BD2EA7

triadic

#8B2EBD #BD8B2E #2EBD8B

tetradic

#8B2EBD #BD432E #60BD2E #2EA7BD

square

#8B2EBD #BD432E #60BD2E #2EA7BD

split-complementary

#8B2EBD #A7BD2E #2EBD43

monochromatic

#43165B #67228C #8B2EBD #A853D5 #C184E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8B2EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8B2EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EBD

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EBD	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#085FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.213 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271d2',
    500: '#8b2ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ebd;
$custom-light: #b271d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.021,
    "s": 60.851,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50818,
    "c": 0.21347,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EBD

secondary

#98CA7C

accent

#E4447C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EBD

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

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