#8B3797#8B3797

#8B3797 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.166 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3797
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 47%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 64%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 63.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 49.42, -36.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 61.41, 323.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.132 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.166 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5990, 10.4566, 30.3635)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3797 #439737

analogous

#5B3797 #8B3797 #973773

triadic

#8B3797 #978B37 #37978B

tetradic

#8B3797 #975B37 #439737 #377397

square

#8B3797 #975B37 #439737 #377397

split-complementary

#8B3797 #739737 #37975B

monochromatic

#38163D #62276A #8B3797 #B04DBE #C47ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8B3797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8B3797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3797

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3797	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22559A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.166 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074b6',
    500: '#8b3797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3797;
$custom-light: #b074b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.5,
    "s": 46.602,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49228,
    "c": 0.16646,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3797

secondary

#7BB872

accent

#D65262

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3797

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

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