#8B3497#8B3497

#8B3497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.171 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3497
RGB	rgb(139, 52, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 49%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 65.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 50.77, -37.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 62.95, 323.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.1357 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.171 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4608, 10.1803, 30.3174)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3497 #409734

analogous

#593497 #8B3497 #973472

triadic

#8B3497 #978B34 #34978B

tetradic

#8B3497 #975934 #409734 #347297

square

#8B3497 #975934 #409734 #347297

split-complementary

#8B3497 #729734 #349759

monochromatic

#37153C #612469 #8B3497 #B248C0 #C576D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8B3497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B3497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3497

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3497	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4461

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 52, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.171 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072b6',
    500: '#8b3497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3497;
$custom-light: #b072b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.727,
    "s": 48.768,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48876,
    "c": 0.17073,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3497

secondary

#78B86F

accent

#D84F60

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3497

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

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