#8B2FA6#8B2FA6

#8B2FA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.191 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2FA6
RGB	rgb(139, 47, 166)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 55.81, -45.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 72.31, 320.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.29% 0.1408 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(49.29% 0.191 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5459, 10.2760, 37.0756)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2FA6 #4AA62F

analogous

#502FA6 #8B2FA6 #A62F86

triadic

#8B2FA6 #A68B2F #2FA68B

tetradic

#8B2FA6 #A6502F #4AA62F #2F86A6

square

#8B2FA6 #A6502F #4AA62F #2F86A6

split-complementary

#8B2FA6 #86A62F #2FA650

monochromatic

#3B1447 #632176 #8B2FA6 #AD47CB #C277D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8B2FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B2FA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2FA6

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2FA6	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.191 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c1',
    500: '#8b2fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2fa6;
$custom-light: #b170c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.387,
    "s": 55.869,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49292,
    "c": 0.19105,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2FA6

secondary

#82C170

accent

#DF496B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2FA6

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

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