#8B31C5#8B31C5

#8B31C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.218 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B31C5
RGB	rgb(139, 49, 197)
HSL	hsl(276, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 75.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 61.49, -60.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 86.17, 315.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1344 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.218 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8217, 11.7172, 53.9246)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B31C5 #6BC531

analogous

#4131C5 #8B31C5 #C531B5

triadic

#8B31C5 #C58B31 #31C58B

tetradic

#8B31C5 #C54131 #6BC531 #31B5C5

square

#8B31C5 #C54131 #6BC531 #31B5C5

split-complementary

#8B31C5 #B5C531 #31C541

monochromatic

#461963 #682594 #8B31C5 #A75DD7 #C18EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8B31C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8B31C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B31C5

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B31C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B31C5	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b31c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 49, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.218 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272d7',
    500: '#8b31c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b31c5;
$custom-light: #b272d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b31c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.486,
    "s": 60.163,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51697,
    "c": 0.21783,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B31C5

secondary

#A1CD85

accent

#E34483

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B31C5

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

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