#8B32C3#8B32C3

#8B32C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.215 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B32C3
RGB	rgb(139, 50, 195)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 74.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 60.67, -59.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 84.78, 315.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.1339 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.215 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.6364, 11.7107, 52.7398)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B32C3 #6AC332

analogous

#4332C3 #8B32C3 #C332B2

triadic

#8B32C3 #C38B32 #32C38B

tetradic

#8B32C3 #C34332 #6AC332 #32B2C3

square

#8B32C3 #C34332 #6AC332 #32B2C3

split-complementary

#8B32C3 #B2C332 #32C343

monochromatic

#461962 #682692 #8B32C3 #A75DD5 #C18EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8B32C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8B32C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B32C3

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B32C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B32C3	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)

#005DC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b32c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 50, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.215 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d6',
    500: '#8b32c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b32c3;
$custom-light: #b273d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b32c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.828,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51643,
    "c": 0.21486,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B32C3

secondary

#A0CC85

accent

#E24582

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B32C3

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

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