#8B33BD#8B33BD

#8B33BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.208 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33BD
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 189)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 73%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 58.98, -56.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 81.45, 316.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.134 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.208 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0148, 11.5312, 49.2530)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33BD #65BD33

analogous

#4633BD #8B33BD #BD33AA

triadic

#8B33BD #BD8B33 #33BD8B

tetradic

#8B33BD #BD4633 #65BD33 #33AABD

square

#8B33BD #BD4633 #65BD33 #33AABD

split-complementary

#8B33BD #AABD33 #33BD46

monochromatic

#44195D #68268D #8B33BD #A75BD3 #C18BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8B33BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8B33BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33BD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33BD	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1561BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.208 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d2',
    500: '#8b33bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33bd;
$custom-light: #b173d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51301,
    "c": 0.208,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33BD

secondary

#9CCA82

accent

#E1477F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33BD

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

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