#8B33AB#8B33AB

#8B33AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.191 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33AB
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 171)
HSL	hsl(284, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 70.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 55.19, -47.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 72.82, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.1361 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.191 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1808, 10.7976, 39.5940)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33AB #53AB33

analogous

#4F33AB #8B33AB #AB338F

triadic

#8B33AB #AB8B33 #33AB8B

tetradic

#8B33AB #AB4F33 #53AB33 #338FAB

square

#8B33AB #AB4F33 #53AB33 #338FAB

split-complementary

#8B33AB #8FAB33 #33AB4F

monochromatic

#3E174D #65257C #8B33AB #AA50CB #C17FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8B33AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8B33AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33AB

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33AB	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894B6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.191 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172c5',
    500: '#8b33ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33ab;
$custom-light: #b172c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50042,
    "c": 0.19081,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33AB

secondary

#8CC278

accent

#DD4A72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33AB

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

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