#8B2ED5#8B2ED5

#8B2ED5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.236 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2ED5
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 213)
HSL	hsl(273, 67%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 78%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 78.4%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 66.10, -68.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 95.02, 314.08°)
OKLab	oklab(52.67% 0.1332 -0.1946)
OKLCH	oklch(52.67% 0.236 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6319, 12.2471, 64.0568)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2ED5 #78D52E

analogous

#372ED5 #8B2ED5 #D52ECC

triadic

#8B2ED5 #D58B2E #2ED58B

tetradic

#8B2ED5 #D5372E #78D52E #2ECCD5

square

#8B2ED5 #D5372E #78D52E #2ECCD5

split-complementary

#8B2ED5 #CCD52E #2ED537

monochromatic

#491772 #6A21A5 #8B2ED5 #A761DF #C494E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8B2ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8B2ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2ED5

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2ED5	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.236 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b372e3',
    500: '#8b2ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ed5;
$custom-light: #b372e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.413,
    "s": 66.534,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52672,
    "c": 0.23585,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2ED5

secondary

#ABD48A

accent

#E93E8A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2ED5

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

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