#8B39CB#8B39CB

#8B39CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.215 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B39CB
RGB	rgb(139, 57, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 71.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 59.56, -61.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 85.46, 314.19°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1259 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.215 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8877, 12.7272, 57.7392)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B39CB #79CB39

analogous

#4239CB #8B39CB #CB39C2

triadic

#8B39CB #CB8B39 #39CB8B

tetradic

#8B39CB #CB4239 #79CB39 #39C2CB

square

#8B39CB #CB4239 #79CB39 #39C2CB

split-complementary

#8B39CB #C2CB39 #39CB42

monochromatic

#4A1D6D #6B299D #8B39CB #A769D8 #C49AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8B39CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8B39CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B39CB

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B39CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B39CB	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b39cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 57, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.215 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277dc',
    500: '#8b39cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b39cb;
$custom-light: #b277dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b39cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.699,
    "s": 58.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52957,
    "c": 0.21487,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B39CB

secondary

#ACD090

accent

#E2468A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B39CB

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

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