#8B33BC#8B33BC

#8B33BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.207 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33BC
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 72.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 58.76, -55.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 80.97, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1341 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.207 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9066, 11.4879, 48.6833)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33BC #64BC33

analogous

#4733BC #8B33BC #BC33A9

triadic

#8B33BC #BC8B33 #33BC8B

tetradic

#8B33BC #BC4733 #64BC33 #33A9BC

square

#8B33BC #BC4733 #64BC33 #33A9BC

split-complementary

#8B33BC #A9BC33 #33BC47

monochromatic

#44195C #67268C #8B33BC #A75AD2 #C18ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8B33BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8B33BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33BC

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33BC	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1761B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.207 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d1',
    500: '#8b33bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33bc;
$custom-light: #b173d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.54,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51229,
    "c": 0.20705,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33BC

secondary

#9BC981

accent

#E1477E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33BC

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

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