#8B23BC#8B23BC

#8B23BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.223 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B23BC
RGB	rgb(139, 35, 188)
HSL	hsl(281, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 81.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 64.44, -58.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 87.31, 317.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.1477 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.223 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3239, 10.3224, 48.4890)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B23BC #54BC23

analogous

#3E23BC #8B23BC #BC23A0

triadic

#8B23BC #BC8B23 #23BC8B

tetradic

#8B23BC #BC3E23 #54BC23 #23A0BC

square

#8B23BC #BC3E23 #54BC23 #23A0BC

split-complementary

#8B23BC #A0BC23 #23BC3E

monochromatic

#3F1055 #651988 #8B23BC #AA41DC #C174E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8B23BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B23BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B23BC

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B23BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B23BC	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b23bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.223 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cd1',
    500: '#8b23bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b23bc;
$custom-light: #b26cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b23bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.784,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49838,
    "c": 0.22298,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B23BC

secondary

#8DCC6F

accent

#EB3C74

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B23BC

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

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