#8B33AE#8B33AE

#8B33AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.194 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33AE
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 70.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.43, 55.80, -48.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.43, 74.25, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.1359 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.194 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4700, 10.9133, 41.1171)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33AE #56AE33

analogous

#4E33AE #8B33AE #AE3394

triadic

#8B33AE #AE8B33 #33AE8B

tetradic

#8B33AE #AE4E33 #56AE33 #3394AE

square

#8B33AE #AE4E33 #56AE33 #3394AE

split-complementary

#8B33AE #94AE33 #33AE4E

monochromatic

#3F174F #65257F #8B33AE #A952CC #C181DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8B33AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8B33AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33AE

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33AE	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884C6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.194 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b172c7',
    500: '#8b33ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33ae;
$custom-light: #b172c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.927,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50245,
    "c": 0.19366,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33AE

secondary

#8EC379

accent

#DE4A74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33AE

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

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