#8B33B3#8B33B3

#8B33B3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.198 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33B3
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 179)
HSL	hsl(281, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 71.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 56.85, -51.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 76.65, 317.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.1353 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.198 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.9665, 11.1119, 43.7321)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33B3 #5BB333

analogous

#4B33B3 #8B33B3 #B3339B

triadic

#8B33B3 #B38B33 #33B38B

tetradic

#8B33B3 #B34B33 #5BB333 #339BB3

square

#8B33B3 #B34B33 #5BB333 #339BB3

split-complementary

#8B33B3 #9BB333 #33B34B

monochromatic

#411854 #662583 #8B33B3 #A855CE #C184DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8B33B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8B33B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33B3

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33B3	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2760B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.198 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173ca',
    500: '#8b33b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33b3;
$custom-light: #b173ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 55.652,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50589,
    "c": 0.19843,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.11111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33B3

secondary

#93C67C

accent

#DF4978

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33B3

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

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