#8B15CA#8B15CA

#8B15CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.244 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B15CA
RGB	rgb(139, 21, 202)
HSL	hsl(279, 81%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 90%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 89.6%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.36, 70.70, -67.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.36, 97.54, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.1517 -0.1913)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.244 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5740, 10.2899, 56.7153)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B15CA #54CA15

analogous

#3015CA #8B15CA #CA15AE

triadic

#8B15CA #CA8B15 #15CA8B

tetradic

#8B15CA #CA3015 #54CA15 #15AECA

square

#8B15CA #CA3015 #54CA15 #15AECA

split-complementary

#8B15CA #AECA15 #15CA30

monochromatic

#3F095B #650F93 #8B15CA #AA32EA #C16AEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8B15CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B15CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B15CA

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B15CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B15CA	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#814D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b15ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 21, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.244 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b368db',
    500: '#8b15ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b15ca;
$custom-light: #b368db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b15ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.116,
    "s": 81.166,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50145,
    "c": 0.24416,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B15CA

secondary

#8DD566

accent

#F83076

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFB

border

#D0C7D4

text

#120715

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B15CA

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

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