#8B3196#8B3196

#8B3196 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.174 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3196
RGB	rgb(139, 49, 150)
HSL	hsl(293, 51%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(293, 67%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 51.87, -37.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 63.97, 324.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% 0.1392 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.174 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2503, 9.8886, 29.8483)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3196 #3C9631

analogous

#593196 #8B3196 #96316F

triadic

#8B3196 #968B31 #31968B

tetradic

#8B3196 #965931 #3C9631 #316F96

square

#8B3196 #965931 #3C9631 #316F96

split-complementary

#8B3196 #6F9631 #319659

monochromatic

#36133A #602268 #8B3196 #B443C1 #C671D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8B3196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B3196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3196

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3196	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405C93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D415F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 49, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.174 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b070b5',
    500: '#8b3196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3196;
$custom-light: #b070b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.465,
    "s": 50.754,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48481,
    "c": 0.17392,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3196

secondary

#73B86A

accent

#DA4E5D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3196

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

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