#8B3399#8B3399

#8B3399 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.174 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3399
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 153)
HSL	hsl(292, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(292, 67%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 66.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 51.59, -38.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 64.37, 323.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1369 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.174 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5804, 10.1575, 31.1654)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3399 #419933

analogous

#583399 #8B3399 #993374

triadic

#8B3399 #998B33 #33998B

tetradic

#8B3399 #995833 #419933 #337499

square

#8B3399 #995833 #419933 #337499

split-complementary

#8B3399 #749933 #339958

monochromatic

#38143D #61246B #8B3399 #B147C2 #C575D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8B3399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B3399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3399

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3399	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.174 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072b7',
    500: '#8b3399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3399;
$custom-light: #b072b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.765,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48885,
    "c": 0.17395,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3399

secondary

#79B96E

accent

#DA4E61

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3399

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

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