#8B2EE1#8B2EE1

#8B2EE1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.247 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2EE1
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 225)
HSL	hsl(271, 75%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 80%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 79.6%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 68.76, -73.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 100.68, 313.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.13 -0.2101)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.247 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2117, 12.8791, 72.3772)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2EE1 #84E12E

analogous

#312EE1 #8B2EE1 #E12EDD

triadic

#8B2EE1 #E18B2E #2EE18B

tetradic

#8B2EE1 #E1312E #84E12E #2EDDE1

square

#8B2EE1 #E1312E #84E12E #2EDDE1

split-complementary

#8B2EE1 #DDE12E #2EE131

monochromatic

#4C1382 #6C1AB7 #8B2EE1 #A964E9 #C699F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8B2EE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8B2EE1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2EE1

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2EE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2EE1	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ee1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.247 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472ec',
    500: '#8b2ee1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ee1;
$custom-light: #b472ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ee1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.173,
    "s": 74.895,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53651,
    "c": 0.24707,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2EE1

secondary

#B4DC8F

accent

#F23690

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EDFD

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2EE1

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

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