#8B2FA5#8B2FA5

#8B2FA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.190 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2FA5
RGB	rgb(139, 47, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 71.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 55.61, -45.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 71.84, 320.72°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1409 -0.1277)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.19 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4545, 10.2394, 36.5943)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2FA5 #49A52F

analogous

#502FA5 #8B2FA5 #A52F84

triadic

#8B2FA5 #A58B2F #2FA58B

tetradic

#8B2FA5 #A5502F #49A52F #2F84A5

square

#8B2FA5 #A5502F #49A52F #2F84A5

split-complementary

#8B2FA5 #84A52F #2FA550

monochromatic

#3B1446 #632175 #8B2FA5 #AD47CB #C376D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8B2FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B2FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2FA5

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2FA5	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.190 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b070c0',
    500: '#8b2fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2fa5;
$custom-light: #b070c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.78,
    "s": 55.66,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49226,
    "c": 0.19014,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2FA5

secondary

#81C070

accent

#DF496A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2FA5

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

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