#8B4697#8B4697

#8B4697 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.143 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4697
RGB	rgb(139, 70, 151)
HSL	hsl(291, 37%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(291, 54%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 53.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 42.03, -32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 52.90, 322.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1119 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.143 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4229, 12.1045, 30.6381)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4697 #529746

analogous

#624697 #8B4697 #97467A

triadic

#8B4697 #978B46 #46978B

tetradic

#8B4697 #976246 #529746 #467A97

square

#8B4697 #976246 #529746 #467A97

split-complementary

#8B4697 #7A9746 #469762

monochromatic

#3E1F43 #65336D #8B4697 #AA63B7 #C18DCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8B4697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8B4697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4697

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4697	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5168

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 70, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.143 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7cb6',
    500: '#8b4697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4697;
$custom-light: #af7cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.111,
    "s": 36.652,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51224,
    "c": 0.14296,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4697

secondary

#8BB683

accent

#CD5B6C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4697

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

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