#8B3397#8B3397

#8B3397 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.172 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3397
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 66.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 51.21, -37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 63.45, 323.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1369 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.172 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4166, 10.0919, 30.3027)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3397 #3F9733

analogous

#593397 #8B3397 #973371

triadic

#8B3397 #978B33 #33978B

tetradic

#8B3397 #975933 #3F9733 #337197

square

#8B3397 #975933 #3F9733 #337197

split-complementary

#8B3397 #719733 #339759

monochromatic

#37143C #612469 #8B3397 #B247C1 #C574D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B3397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B3397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3397

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3397	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.172 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072b6',
    500: '#8b3397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3397;
$custom-light: #b072b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.8,
    "s": 49.505,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48763,
    "c": 0.17211,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3397

secondary

#76B86D

accent

#D94F5F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3397

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

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