#8B409D#8B409D

#8B409D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.159 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B409D
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 157)
HSL	hsl(288, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(288, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 59.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, 46.32, -37.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 59.31, 321.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.1207 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.159 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5659, 11.5909, 33.1511)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B409D #529D40

analogous

#5C409D #8B409D #9D4080

triadic

#8B409D #9D8B40 #409D8B

tetradic

#8B409D #9D5C40 #529D40 #40809D

square

#8B409D #9D5C40 #529D40 #40809D

split-complementary

#8B409D #809D40 #409D5C

monochromatic

#3E1D46 #652E72 #8B409D #AA5DBD #C189CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8B409D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8B409D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B409D

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B409D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B409D	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46629B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b409d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.159 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79ba',
    500: '#8b409d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b409d;
$custom-light: #af79ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b409d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.387,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50725,
    "c": 0.15878,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B409D

secondary

#8BB97F

accent

#D2566E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B409D

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

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