#8B33C2#8B33C2

#8B33C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.213 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B33C2
RGB	rgb(139, 51, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 60.06, -58.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 83.86, 315.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.1331 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.213 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5669, 11.7520, 52.1607)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B33C2 #6AC233

analogous

#4333C2 #8B33C2 #C233B1

triadic

#8B33C2 #C28B33 #33C28B

tetradic

#8B33C2 #C24333 #6AC233 #33B1C2

square

#8B33C2 #C24333 #6AC233 #33B1C2

split-complementary

#8B33C2 #B1C233 #33C243

monochromatic

#461A61 #682692 #8B33C2 #A75ED5 #C18EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8B33C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8B33C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B33C2

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B33C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B33C2	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0161BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b33c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 51, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.213 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d5',
    500: '#8b33c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b33c2;
$custom-light: #b273d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b33c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51668,
    "c": 0.21281,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B33C2

secondary

#A0CC85

accent

#E24682

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B33C2

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

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