#8B2FAA#8B2FAA
#8B2FAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.195 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2FAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 47, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 72%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.59, 56.61, -47.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.59, 74.19, 319.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.56% 0.1404 -0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.56% 0.195 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9186, 10.4250, 39.0381) |
| Luminance | 0.1042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.26
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.43
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.55
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.75
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.14
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2FAA #4EAA2F
analogous
#4D2FAA #8B2FAA #AA2F8C
triadic
#8B2FAA #AA8B2F #2FAA8B
tetradic
#8B2FAA #AA4D2F #4EAA2F #2F8CAA
square
#8B2FAA #AA4D2F #4EAA2F #2F8CAA
split-complementary
#8B2FAA #8CAA2F #2FAA4D
monochromatic
#3D144A #64227A #8B2FAA #AC49CD #C279DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#8B2FAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#8B2FAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2FAA
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2FAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2FAA | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.08 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E5DA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#89486A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2faa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.195 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b170c4',
500: '#8b2faa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2faa; $custom-light: #b170c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2faa",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 47,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.878,
"s": 56.682,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49562,
"c": 0.19474,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.10424
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2FAA
secondary
#87C272
accent
#E0486E
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110813
muted
#807B82