#8B34BE#8B34BE

#8B34BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.208 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B34BE
RGB	rgb(139, 52, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 73%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 72.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 58.78, -56.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 81.48, 316.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1328 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.208 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1679, 11.6631, 49.8413)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B34BE #67BE34

analogous

#4634BE #8B34BE #BE34AC

triadic

#8B34BE #BE8B34 #34BE8B

tetradic

#8B34BE #BE4634 #67BE34 #34ACBE

square

#8B34BE #BE4634 #67BE34 #34ACBE

split-complementary

#8B34BE #ACBE34 #34BE46

monochromatic

#451A5E #68278E #8B34BE #A75DD3 #C18DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8B34BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8B34BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B34BE

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B34BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B34BE	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1461BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b34be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 52, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.208 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274d2',
    500: '#8b34be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b34be;
$custom-light: #b274d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b34be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.826,
    "s": 57.025,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51475,
    "c": 0.20782,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B34BE

secondary

#9ECA84

accent

#E04880

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B34BE

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

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