#8B44AA#8B44AA

#8B44AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.166 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B44AA
RGB	rgb(139, 68, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 60%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.04, 47.07, -42.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.04, 63.37, 317.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.04% 0.116 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(52.04% 0.166 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9691, 12.5261, 39.3883)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B44AA #63AA44

analogous

#5844AA #8B44AA #AA4496

triadic

#8B44AA #AA8B44 #44AA8B

tetradic

#8B44AA #AA5844 #63AA44 #4496AA

square

#8B44AA #AA5844 #63AA44 #4496AA

split-complementary

#8B44AA #96AA44 #44AA58

monochromatic

#442153 #67337E #8B44AA #A768C3 #C194D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#8B44AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8B44AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B44AA

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B44AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B44AA	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245FAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4165A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b44aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 68, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.166 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07cc4',
    500: '#8b44aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b44aa;
$custom-light: #b07cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b44aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.765,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52045,
    "c": 0.16611,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B44AA

secondary

#9AC08A

accent

#D3557B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B44AA

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

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