#8B31B8#8B31B8

#8B31B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.206 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B31B8
RGB	rgb(139, 49, 184)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 73.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 58.71, -54.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 79.95, 317.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% 0.1367 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.206 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3959, 11.1468, 46.4152)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B31B8 #5EB831

analogous

#4731B8 #8B31B8 #B831A1

triadic

#8B31B8 #B88B31 #31B88B

tetradic

#8B31B8 #B84731 #5EB831 #31A1B8

square

#8B31B8 #B84731 #5EB831 #31A1B8

split-complementary

#8B31B8 #A1B831 #31B847

monochromatic

#421757 #662488 #8B31B8 #A855D2 #C185DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8B31B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B31B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B31B8

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B31B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B31B8	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b31b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 49, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.206 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172ce',
    500: '#8b31b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b31b8;
$custom-light: #b172ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b31b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 57.94,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5074,
    "c": 0.20551,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B31B8

secondary

#96C87D

accent

#E1477A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B31B8

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

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