#8B2FA8#8B2FA8

#8B2FA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.193 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2FA8
RGB	rgb(139, 47, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 72%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 72%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 56.21, -46.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 73.25, 320.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.1406 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.193 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7308, 10.3499, 38.0493)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2FA8 #4CA82F

analogous

#4F2FA8 #8B2FA8 #A82F89

triadic

#8B2FA8 #A88B2F #2FA88B

tetradic

#8B2FA8 #A84F2F #4CA82F #2F89A8

square

#8B2FA8 #A84F2F #4CA82F #2F89A8

split-complementary

#8B2FA8 #89A82F #2FA84F

monochromatic

#3C1448 #632278 #8B2FA8 #AC48CC #C278D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8B2FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B2FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2FA8

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2FA8	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.193 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c2',
    500: '#8b2fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2fa8;
$custom-light: #b170c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.62,
    "s": 56.279,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49427,
    "c": 0.1929,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2FA8

secondary

#85C171

accent

#E0486D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2FA8

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

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