#8B2FB5#8B2FB5
#8B2FB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.205 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2FB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 47, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.2%, 74%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.34, 58.87, -53.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.34, 79.40, 317.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.33% 0.139 -0.1506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.33% 0.205 312.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0030, 10.8588, 44.7494) |
| Luminance | 0.1086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.13
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.54
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.80
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.24
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.85
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2FB5 #59B52F
analogous
#482FB5 #8B2FB5 #B52F9C
triadic
#8B2FB5 #B58B2F #2FB58B
tetradic
#8B2FB5 #B5482F #59B52F #2F9CB5
square
#8B2FB5 #B5482F #59B52F #2F9CB5
split-complementary
#8B2FB5 #9CB52F #2FB548
monochromatic
#401654 #662284 #8B2FB5 #A950D1 #C180DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.62
#8B2FB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8B2FB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2FB5
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2FB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2FB5 | 1.00 | 6.62 | 3.17 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F5FB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#864D70
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2fb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.205 312.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b171cc',
500: '#8b2fb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2fb5; $custom-light: #b171cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2fb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 47,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.194,
"s": 58.772,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5033,
"c": 0.20494,
"h": 312.7
},
"luminance": 0.10858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2FB5
secondary
#91C779
accent
#E24677
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF9
border
#D0C8D2
text
#110813
muted
#807B82