#8B34BB#8B34BB

#8B34BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.205 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B34BB
RGB	rgb(139, 52, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 72.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 58.14, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 80.03, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1333 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.205 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8434, 11.5333, 48.1322)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B34BB #64BB34

analogous

#4834BB #8B34BB #BB34A7

triadic

#8B34BB #BB8B34 #34BB8B

tetradic

#8B34BB #BB4834 #64BB34 #34A7BB

square

#8B34BB #BB4834 #64BB34 #34A7BB

split-complementary

#8B34BB #A7BB34 #34BB48

monochromatic

#44195B #67278B #8B34BB #A75BD1 #C18BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8B34BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8B34BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B34BB

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B34BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B34BB	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)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b34bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 52, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.205 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b173d0',
    500: '#8b34bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b34bb;
$custom-light: #b173d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b34bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.667,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51259,
    "c": 0.20493,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B34BB

secondary

#9BC982

accent

#E0487E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B34BB

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

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