#8B2EC5#8B2EC5

#8B2EC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.221 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EC5
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 197)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 76.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.37, 62.63, -61.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.37, 87.43, 315.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.137 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.221 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7004, 11.4745, 53.8841)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EC5 #68C52E

analogous

#402EC5 #8B2EC5 #C52EB3

triadic

#8B2EC5 #C58B2E #2EC58B

tetradic

#8B2EC5 #C5402E #68C52E #2EB3C5

square

#8B2EC5 #C5402E #68C52E #2EB3C5

split-complementary

#8B2EC5 #B3C52E #2EC540

monochromatic

#451762 #682293 #8B2EC5 #A758D8 #C18AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8B2EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8B2EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EC5

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EC5	1.00	6.37	3.29	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.221 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271d7',
    500: '#8b2ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ec5;
$custom-light: #b271d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.954,
    "s": 62.14,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51419,
    "c": 0.22092,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EC5

secondary

#9FCE81

accent

#E54381

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EC5

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

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