#8B4584#8B4584

#8B4584 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.126 H 331.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4584
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 132)
HSL	hsl(306, 34%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(306, 50%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 5%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 38.86, -22.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 44.82, 330.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.1103 -0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.126 331.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9403, 11.4122, 23.1358)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4584 #458B4C

analogous

#6F458B #8B4584 #8B4561

triadic

#8B4584 #848B45 #45848B

tetradic

#8B4584 #8B6F45 #458B4C #45618B

square

#8B4584 #8B6F45 #458B4C #45618B

split-complementary

#8B4584 #618B45 #458B6F

monochromatic

#391C36 #62315D #8B4584 #AF5EA7 #C387BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8B4584 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B4584 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4584

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4584	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4584	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#425986

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566282

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4584;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.126 331.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7ba8',
    500: '#8b4584',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4584;
$custom-light: #af7ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4584",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306,
    "s": 33.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.501,
    "c": 0.12599,
    "h": 331.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4584

secondary

#7DAF82

accent

#CA695E

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EEF4

border

#CFC9CE

text

#11090F

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4584

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

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