#8B2FAE#8B2FAE

#8B2FAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.198 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2FAE
RGB	rgb(139, 47, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 73%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 57.43, -49.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 76.08, 319.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.14 -0.1407)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.198 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3027, 10.5787, 41.0613)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2FAE #52AE2F

analogous

#4C2FAE #8B2FAE #AE2F91

triadic

#8B2FAE #AE8B2F #2FAE8B

tetradic

#8B2FAE #AE4C2F #52AE2F #2F91AE

square

#8B2FAE #AE4C2F #52AE2F #2F91AE

split-complementary

#8B2FAE #91AE2F #2FAE4C

monochromatic

#3E154E #65227E #8B2FAE #AA4CCF #C17CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8B2FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8B2FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2FAE

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2FAE	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884A6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.198 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c7',
    500: '#8b2fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2fae;
$custom-light: #b170c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.465,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49837,
    "c": 0.19844,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2FAE

secondary

#8BC475

accent

#E14771

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2FAE

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