#8B33BE#8B33BE

#8B33BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.209 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33BE
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 73.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 59.19, -56.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 81.93, 316.26°)
OKLab	oklab(51.37% 0.1338 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.37% 0.209 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1237, 11.5748, 49.8266)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33BE #66BE33

analogous

#4633BE #8B33BE #BE33AB

triadic

#8B33BE #BE8B33 #33BE8B

tetradic

#8B33BE #BE4633 #66BE33 #33ABBE

square

#8B33BE #BE4633 #66BE33 #33ABBE

split-complementary

#8B33BE #ABBE33 #33BE46

monochromatic

#44195E #68268E #8B33BE #A75BD3 #C18BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8B33BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8B33BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33BE

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33BE	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1261BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.209 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d2',
    500: '#8b33be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33be;
$custom-light: #b273d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.986,
    "s": 57.676,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51374,
    "c": 0.20897,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33BE

secondary

#9DCA83

accent

#E1477F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33BE

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

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