#8B2EC4#8B2EC4

#8B2EC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.220 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EC4
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 196)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 62.41, -60.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 86.96, 315.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.34% 0.1372 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(51.34% 0.22 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.5862, 11.4289, 53.2827)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EC4 #67C42E

analogous

#402EC4 #8B2EC4 #C42EB2

triadic

#8B2EC4 #C48B2E #2EC48B

tetradic

#8B2EC4 #C4402E #67C42E #2EB2C4

square

#8B2EC4 #C4402E #67C42E #2EB2C4

split-complementary

#8B2EC4 #B2C42E #2EC440

monochromatic

#451761 #682292 #8B2EC4 #A758D8 #C189E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8B2EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8B2EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EC4

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EC4	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.220 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271d7',
    500: '#8b2ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ec4;
$custom-light: #b271d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.2,
    "s": 61.983,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51343,
    "c": 0.21998,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EC4

secondary

#9ECD81

accent

#E54380

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EC4

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

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