#8B2FC5#8B2FC5
#8B2FC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.220 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2FC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 47, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.4%, 76.1%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.50, 62.26, -60.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.50, 87.02, 315.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.51% 0.1362 -0.1727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.51% 0.22 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7399, 11.5536, 53.8973) |
| Luminance | 0.1155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.86
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 3.41
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.97
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.01
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.58
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2FC5 #69C52F
analogous
#402FC5 #8B2FC5 #C52FB4
triadic
#8B2FC5 #C58B2F #2FC58B
tetradic
#8B2FC5 #C5402F #69C52F #2FB4C5
square
#8B2FC5 #C5402F #69C52F #2FB4C5
split-complementary
#8B2FC5 #B4C52F #2FC540
monochromatic
#451762 #682394 #8B2FC5 #A75AD8 #C18BE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.34
#8B2FC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#8B2FC5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2FC5
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2FC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2FC5 | 1.00 | 6.34 | 3.31 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0060C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#825479
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2fc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 47, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.220 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b271d7',
500: '#8b2fc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2fc5; $custom-light: #b271d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2fc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 47,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.8,
"s": 61.475,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5151,
"c": 0.2199,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.11553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2FC5
secondary
#9FCD82
accent
#E54382
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#120815
muted
#817B83