#8B4AAA#8B4AAA

#8B4AAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.157 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B4AAA
RGB	rgb(139, 74, 170)
HSL	hsl(281, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 56.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.20, 43.97, -40.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.20, 59.84, 317.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.108 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.157 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.3507, 13.2894, 39.5155)
Luminance	0.1329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B4AAA #69AA4A

analogous

#5B4AAA #8B4AAA #AA4A99

triadic

#8B4AAA #AA8B4A #4AAA8B

tetradic

#8B4AAA #AA5B4A #69AA4A #4A99AA

square

#8B4AAA #AA5B4A #69AA4A #4A99AA

split-complementary

#8B4AAA #99AA4A #4AAA5B

monochromatic

#452555 #68377F #8B4AAA #A770C1 #C19BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8B4AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8B4AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B4AAA

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B4AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B4AAA	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3062AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4768A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b4aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 74, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.157 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7fc4',
    500: '#8b4aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b4aaa;
$custom-light: #af7fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b4aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.625,
    "s": 39.344,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52889,
    "c": 0.15675,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B4AAA

secondary

#9FC090

accent

#CF597F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A12

muted

#807C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B4AAA

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

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