#8B3198#8B3198

#8B3198 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.176 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3198
RGB	rgb(139, 49, 152)
HSL	hsl(292, 51%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.76, 52.26, -38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.76, 64.89, 323.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.6% 0.1392 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(48.6% 0.176 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4127, 9.9535, 30.7037)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3198 #3E9831

analogous

#583198 #8B3198 #983172

triadic

#8B3198 #988B31 #31988B

tetradic

#8B3198 #985831 #3E9831 #317298

square

#8B3198 #985831 #3E9831 #317298

split-complementary

#8B3198 #729831 #319858

monochromatic

#36133B #61226A #8B3198 #B344C3 #C572D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8B3198 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8B3198 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3198

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3198	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3198	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#15529B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3198;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 49, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.176 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b071b7',
    500: '#8b3198',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3198;
$custom-light: #b071b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3198",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.427,
    "s": 51.244,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48603,
    "c": 0.17572,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3198

secondary

#75B96B

accent

#DB4D5F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3198

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

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