#8B4591#8B4591

#8B4591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.139 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4591
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(295, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(295, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 41.35, -29.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 50.67, 324.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1126 -0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.139 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8860, 11.7904, 28.1162)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4591 #4B9145

analogous

#654591 #8B4591 #914571

triadic

#8B4591 #918B45 #45918B

tetradic

#8B4591 #916545 #4B9145 #457191

square

#8B4591 #916545 #4B9145 #457191

split-complementary

#8B4591 #719145 #459165

monochromatic

#3B1E3E #633168 #8B4591 #AD60B3 #C289C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8B4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8B4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4591

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4591	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5B94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51638F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4E64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.139 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cb1',
    500: '#8b4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4591;
$custom-light: #af7cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.263,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50756,
    "c": 0.13853,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4591

secondary

#84B280

accent

#CC5C65

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F5EEF5

border

#CFC9CF

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4591

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

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