#8B39BD#8B39BD

#8B39BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.201 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B39BD
RGB	rgb(139, 57, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 69.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.36, 56.44, -54.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.36, 78.62, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1279 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.201 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2941, 12.0898, 49.3460)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B39BD #6BBD39

analogous

#4939BD #8B39BD #BD39AD

triadic

#8B39BD #BD8B39 #39BD8B

tetradic

#8B39BD #BD4939 #6BBD39 #39ADBD

square

#8B39BD #BD4939 #6BBD39 #39ADBD

split-complementary

#8B39BD #ADBD39 #39BD49

monochromatic

#461D5F #682B8E #8B39BD #A763D0 #C192DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#8B39BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8B39BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B39BD

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B39BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B39BD	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F63BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b39bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 57, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.201 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176d2',
    500: '#8b39bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b39bd;
$custom-light: #b176d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b39bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.273,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51939,
    "c": 0.20089,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B39BD

secondary

#A1C989

accent

#DD4B82

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B39BD

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

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