#8B34B2#8B34B2

#8B34B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.196 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B34B2
RGB	rgb(139, 52, 178)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 56.22, -50.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 75.70, 317.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.1344 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.196 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9099, 11.1599, 43.2161)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B34B2 #5BB234

analogous

#4C34B2 #8B34B2 #B2349A

triadic

#8B34B2 #B28B34 #34B28B

tetradic

#8B34B2 #B24C34 #5BB234 #349AB2

square

#8B34B2 #B24C34 #5BB234 #349AB2

split-complementary

#8B34B2 #9AB234 #34B24C

monochromatic

#411853 #662683 #8B34B2 #A856CE #C185DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8B34B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B34B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B34B2

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B34B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B34B2	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A60AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b34b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 52, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.196 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173ca',
    500: '#8b34b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b34b2;
$custom-light: #b173ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b34b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.429,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50625,
    "c": 0.19626,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B34B2

secondary

#93C57D

accent

#DE4A78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B34B2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →