#8B33AD#8B33AD

#8B33AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.193 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33AD
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 173)
HSL	hsl(283, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.37, 55.60, -48.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.37, 73.78, 318.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.18% 0.136 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(50.18% 0.193 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3729, 10.8744, 40.6055)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33AD #55AD33

analogous

#4E33AD #8B33AD #AD3392

triadic

#8B33AD #AD8B33 #33AD8B

tetradic

#8B33AD #AD4E33 #55AD33 #3392AD

square

#8B33AD #AD4E33 #55AD33 #3392AD

split-complementary

#8B33AD #92AD33 #33AD4E

monochromatic

#3F174E #65257E #8B33AD #AA51CC #C181DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#8B33AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8B33AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33AD

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33AD	1.00	6.61	3.17	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.193 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172c6',
    500: '#8b33ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33ad;
$custom-light: #b172c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.279,
    "s": 54.464,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50177,
    "c": 0.19271,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33AD

secondary

#8EC379

accent

#DE4A73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33AD

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

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