#8B4097#8B4097

#8B4097 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.153 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4097
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 151)
HSL	hsl(292, 40%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(292, 58%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 57.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 45.11, -33.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 56.45, 323.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1203 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.153 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0662, 11.3910, 30.5192)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4097 #4C9740

analogous

#604097 #8B4097 #974078

triadic

#8B4097 #978B40 #40978B

tetradic

#8B4097 #976040 #4C9740 #407897

square

#8B4097 #976040 #4C9740 #407897

split-complementary

#8B4097 #789740 #409760

monochromatic

#3C1C41 #632E6C #8B4097 #AC5BB9 #C286CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8B4097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B4097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4097

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4097	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#30599A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.153 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79b6',
    500: '#8b4097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4097;
$custom-light: #af79b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.724,
    "s": 40.465,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50379,
    "c": 0.15276,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4097

secondary

#85B67D

accent

#D05768

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4097

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

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