#8B32BE#8B32BE

#8B32BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.210 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B32BE
RGB	rgb(139, 50, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 59.59, -56.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 82.38, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% 0.1348 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.21 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0805, 11.4883, 49.8122)
Luminance	0.1149 (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

#8B32BE #65BE32

analogous

#4532BE #8B32BE #BE32AB

triadic

#8B32BE #BE8B32 #32BE8B

tetradic

#8B32BE #BE4532 #65BE32 #32ABBE

square

#8B32BE #BE4532 #65BE32 #32ABBE

split-complementary

#8B32BE #ABBE32 #32BE45

monochromatic

#44195D #68258E #8B32BE #A75AD3 #C18AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8B32BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8B32BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B32BE

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B32BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B32BE	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F60BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b32be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.210 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d2',
    500: '#8b32be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b32be;
$custom-light: #b273d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b32be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.143,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51274,
    "c": 0.21009,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B32BE

secondary

#9CCA82

accent

#E2467F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B32BE

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

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