#8B4699#8B4699

#8B4699 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.145 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4699
RGB	rgb(139, 70, 153)
HSL	hsl(290, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(290, 54%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 54.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 42.44, -33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 53.86, 321.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1121 -0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.145 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5867, 12.1700, 31.5008)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4699 #549946

analogous

#614699 #8B4699 #99467D

triadic

#8B4699 #998B46 #46998B

tetradic

#8B4699 #996146 #549946 #467D99

square

#8B4699 #996146 #549946 #467D99

split-complementary

#8B4699 #7D9946 #469961

monochromatic

#3F2045 #65336F #8B4699 #AA64B8 #C18ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B4699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B4699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4699

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4699	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 70, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.145 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7db7',
    500: '#8b4699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4699;
$custom-light: #af7db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.88,
    "s": 37.22,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51334,
    "c": 0.14503,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4699

secondary

#8DB784

accent

#CD5B6E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4699

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

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