#8B39AE#8B39AE
#8B39AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.186 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B39AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 57, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 67%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.1%, 67.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.36, 53.20, -47.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.36, 71.31, 318.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.91% 0.1293 -0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.91% 0.186 314) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7493, 11.4718, 41.2101) |
| Luminance | 0.1147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.09
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.72
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.85
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.96
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.11
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B39AE #5CAE39
analogous
#5039AE #8B39AE #AE3996
triadic
#8B39AE #AE8B39 #39AE8B
tetradic
#8B39AE #AE5039 #5CAE39 #3996AE
square
#8B39AE #AE5039 #5CAE39 #3996AE
split-complementary
#8B39AE #96AE39 #39AE50
monochromatic
#411B52 #662A80 #8B39AE #A85BC9 #C189D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#8B39AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#8B39AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B39AE
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B39AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B39AE | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.29 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3361AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#88506F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b39ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 57, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.186 314.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b076c7',
500: '#8b39ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b39ae; $custom-light: #b076c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b39ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 57,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.051,
"s": 50.649,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50911,
"c": 0.18596,
"h": 314
},
"luminance": 0.11471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B39AE
secondary
#94C380
accent
#DA4E78
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110913
muted
#807B82