#8B3791#8B3791

#8B3791 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.161 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3791
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 145)
HSL	hsl(296, 45%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(296, 62%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 48.27, -33.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 58.66, 325.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.1318 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.161 325)
XYZ	xyz(17.1241, 10.2667, 27.8623)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3791 #3D9137

analogous

#5E3791 #8B3791 #91376A

triadic

#8B3791 #918B37 #37918B

tetradic

#8B3791 #915E37 #3D9137 #376A91

square

#8B3791 #915E37 #3D9137 #376A91

split-complementary

#8B3791 #6A9137 #37915E

monochromatic

#361538 #602665 #8B3791 #B34BBB #C677CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8B3791 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B3791 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3791

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3791	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3791	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#285494

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475E8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E445F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3791;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.161 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74b1',
    500: '#8b3791',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3791;
$custom-light: #af74b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3791",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48878,
    "c": 0.16087,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.10266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3791

secondary

#74B470

accent

#D5535C

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3791

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

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