#8B32C2#8B32C2

#8B32C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.214 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B32C2
RGB	rgb(139, 50, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 60.45, -58.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 84.30, 315.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.57% 0.1341 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(51.57% 0.214 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5237, 11.6656, 52.1463)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B32C2 #69C232

analogous

#4332C2 #8B32C2 #C232B1

triadic

#8B32C2 #C28B32 #32C28B

tetradic

#8B32C2 #C24332 #69C232 #32B1C2

square

#8B32C2 #C24332 #69C232 #32B1C2

split-complementary

#8B32C2 #B1C232 #32C243

monochromatic

#451961 #682591 #8B32C2 #A75CD5 #C18DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8B32C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B32C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B32C2

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B32C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B32C2	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b32c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.214 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d5',
    500: '#8b32c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b32c2;
$custom-light: #b273d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b32c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.083,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51569,
    "c": 0.21391,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B32C2

secondary

#9FCC84

accent

#E24681

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B32C2

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

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