#8B4499#8B4499

#8B4499 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.148 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4499
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 43.48, -33.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 55.06, 322.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.115 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.148 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4637, 11.9239, 31.4598)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4499 #529944

analogous

#604499 #8B4499 #99447C

triadic

#8B4499 #998B44 #44998B

tetradic

#8B4499 #996044 #529944 #447C99

square

#8B4499 #996044 #529944 #447C99

split-complementary

#8B4499 #7C9944 #449960

monochromatic

#3E1E44 #65316F #8B4499 #AA61B9 #C18CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8B4499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8B4499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4499

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4499	1.00	6.20	3.38	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5068

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.148 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7bb7',
    500: '#8b4499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4499;
$custom-light: #af7bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.118,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51047,
    "c": 0.14832,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4499

secondary

#8BB782

accent

#CE596D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4499

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

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