#8B33BA#8B33BA

#8B33BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.205 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33BA
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 186)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 72.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 58.33, -54.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 80.01, 316.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.1344 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.205 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6925, 11.4023, 47.5557)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33BA #62BA33

analogous

#4833BA #8B33BA #BA33A6

triadic

#8B33BA #BA8B33 #33BA8B

tetradic

#8B33BA #BA4833 #62BA33 #33A6BA

square

#8B33BA #BA4833 #62BA33 #33A6BA

split-complementary

#8B33BA #A6BA33 #33BA48

monochromatic

#43195A #67268A #8B33BA #A759D1 #C189DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8B33BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B33BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33BA

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33BA	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C60B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.205 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173cf',
    500: '#8b33ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33ba;
$custom-light: #b173cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.111,
    "s": 56.962,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51084,
    "c": 0.20512,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33BA

secondary

#99C980

accent

#E0487D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33BA

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

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