#8B3799#8B3799

#8B3799 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.168 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3799
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 47%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 64%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 64.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.76, 49.81, -37.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.76, 62.33, 323.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.35% 0.1321 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(49.35% 0.168 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7628, 10.5222, 31.2262)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3799 #459937

analogous

#5A3799 #8B3799 #993776

triadic

#8B3799 #998B37 #37998B

tetradic

#8B3799 #995A37 #459937 #377699

square

#8B3799 #995A37 #459937 #377699

split-complementary

#8B3799 #769937 #37995A

monochromatic

#39173F #62276C #8B3799 #AF4EBF #C37BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8B3799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B3799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3799

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3799	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#20559C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4763

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.168 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074b7',
    500: '#8b3799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3799;
$custom-light: #b074b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 47.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49347,
    "c": 0.16835,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3799

secondary

#7DB973

accent

#D75164

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3799

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

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