#8B2ED7#8B2ED7

#8B2ED7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.238 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2ED7
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 215)
HSL	hsl(273, 68%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 79%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 78.6%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 66.54, -69.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 95.97, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.1327 -0.1972)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.238 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.8873, 12.3493, 65.4020)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2ED7 #7AD72E

analogous

#362ED7 #8B2ED7 #D72ECE

triadic

#8B2ED7 #D78B2E #2ED78B

tetradic

#8B2ED7 #D7362E #7AD72E #2ECED7

square

#8B2ED7 #D7362E #7AD72E #2ECED7

split-complementary

#8B2ED7 #CED72E #2ED736

monochromatic

#4A1674 #6B20A8 #8B2ED7 #A861E1 #C495EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#8B2ED7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8B2ED7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2ED7

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2ED7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2ED7	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ed7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.238 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472e4',
    500: '#8b2ed7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ed7;
$custom-light: #b472e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ed7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.018,
    "s": 67.871,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52833,
    "c": 0.23772,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2ED7

secondary

#ADD68B

accent

#EB3D8B

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2ED7

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

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