#8B32B9#8B32B9

#8B32B9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.205 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B32B9
RGB	rgb(139, 50, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 73%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.04, 58.52, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.04, 79.98, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.1355 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.205 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.5434, 11.2735, 46.9833)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B32B9 #60B932

analogous

#4832B9 #8B32B9 #B932A3

triadic

#8B32B9 #B98B32 #32B98B

tetradic

#8B32B9 #B94832 #60B932 #32A3B9

square

#8B32B9 #B94832 #60B932 #32A3B9

split-complementary

#8B32B9 #A3B932 #32B948

monochromatic

#431859 #672589 #8B32B9 #A857D2 #C187DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8B32B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8B32B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B32B9

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B32B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B32B9	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C60B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855073

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b32b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.205 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172cf',
    500: '#8b32b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b32b9;
$custom-light: #b172cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b32b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.556,
    "s": 57.447,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50911,
    "c": 0.20533,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B32B9

secondary

#98C87F

accent

#E1477B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B32B9

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

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