#8B3591#8B3591

#8B3591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.164 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3591
RGB	rgb(139, 53, 145)
HSL	hsl(296, 46%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(296, 63%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 63.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 49.18, -33.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 59.70, 325.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.1343 -0.0938)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.164 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0310, 10.0805, 27.8312)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3591 #3B9135

analogous

#5D3591 #8B3591 #913569

triadic

#8B3591 #918B35 #35918B

tetradic

#8B3591 #915D35 #3B9135 #356991

square

#8B3591 #915D35 #3B9135 #356991

split-complementary

#8B3591 #699135 #35915D

monochromatic

#351437 #602564 #8B3591 #B447BC #C774CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8B3591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8B3591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3591

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3591	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255394

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E425E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 53, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.164 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b072b1',
    500: '#8b3591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3591;
$custom-light: #b072b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.087,
    "s": 46.465,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48639,
    "c": 0.1638,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3591

secondary

#72B56D

accent

#D6525A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3591

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

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