#8B31AA#8B31AA

#8B31AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.192 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B31AA
RGB	rgb(139, 49, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 71.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 55.81, -47.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 73.28, 319.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.1383 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.192 316)
XYZ	xyz(19.0003, 10.5886, 39.0654)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B31AA #50AA31

analogous

#4E31AA #8B31AA #AA318C

triadic

#8B31AA #AA8B31 #31AA8B

tetradic

#8B31AA #AA4E31 #50AA31 #318CAA

square

#8B31AA #AA4E31 #50AA31 #318CAA

split-complementary

#8B31AA #8CAA31 #31AA4E

monochromatic

#3D164B #64237A #8B31AA #AB4DCC #C17CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8B31AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8B31AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B31AA

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B31AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B31AA	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b31aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 49, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.192 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b171c4',
    500: '#8b31aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b31aa;
$custom-light: #b171c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b31aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.628,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49765,
    "c": 0.19234,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.10588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B31AA

secondary

#89C275

accent

#DF496F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B31AA

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

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