#8B33BB#8B33BB

#8B33BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.206 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33BB
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 58.55, -55.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 80.49, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1343 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.206 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.7992, 11.4450, 48.1175)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33BB #63BB33

analogous

#4733BB #8B33BB #BB33A7

triadic

#8B33BB #BB8B33 #33BB8B

tetradic

#8B33BB #BB4733 #63BB33 #33A7BB

square

#8B33BB #BB4733 #63BB33 #33A7BB

split-complementary

#8B33BB #A7BB33 #33BB47

monochromatic

#44195B #67268B #8B33BB #A759D2 #C189DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8B33BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8B33BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33BB

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33BB	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A60B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.206 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d0',
    500: '#8b33bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33bb;
$custom-light: #b173d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51156,
    "c": 0.20609,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33BB

secondary

#9AC981

accent

#E0477D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33BB

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

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