#8B2FA2#8B2FA2
#8B2FA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.187 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2FA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 47, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 71%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.08, 55.02, -43.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.08, 70.44, 321.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.03% 0.1411 -0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.03% 0.187 318.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1847, 10.1315, 35.1731) |
| Luminance | 0.1013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.01
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.78
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.86
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.31
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.99
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2FA2 #46A22F
analogous
#512FA2 #8B2FA2 #A22F7F
triadic
#8B2FA2 #A28B2F #2FA28B
tetradic
#8B2FA2 #A2512F #46A22F #2F7FA2
square
#8B2FA2 #A2512F #46A22F #2F7FA2
split-complementary
#8B2FA2 #7FA22F #2FA251
monochromatic
#3A1343 #622173 #8B2FA2 #AF45C9 #C375D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.94
#8B2FA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#8B2FA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2FA2
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2FA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2FA2 | 1.00 | 6.94 | 3.03 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#365D9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B4565
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2fa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.187 318.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b070be',
500: '#8b2fa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2fa2; $custom-light: #b070be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2fa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 47,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288,
"s": 55.024,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49028,
"c": 0.1874,
"h": 318.8
},
"luminance": 0.10131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2FA2
secondary
#7EBF6E
accent
#DE4967
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81