#8B31BD#8B31BD

#8B31BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.210 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B31BD
RGB	rgb(139, 49, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 59.77, -56.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 82.34, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.1359 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.21 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9293, 11.3602, 49.2244)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B31BD #63BD31

analogous

#4531BD #8B31BD #BD31A9

triadic

#8B31BD #BD8B31 #31BD8B

tetradic

#8B31BD #BD4531 #63BD31 #31A9BD

square

#8B31BD #BD4531 #63BD31 #31A9BD

split-complementary

#8B31BD #A9BD31 #31BD45

monochromatic

#44185C #67248C #8B31BD #A758D4 #C188E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8B31BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B31BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B31BD

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B31BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B31BD	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1060BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b31bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 49, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.210 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272d2',
    500: '#8b31bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b31bd;
$custom-light: #b272d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b31bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51102,
    "c": 0.21025,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B31BD

secondary

#9ACA80

accent

#E2467E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B31BD

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

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