#8B39CE#8B39CE

#8B39CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.218 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B39CE
RGB	rgb(139, 57, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 72.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 60.24, -62.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 86.92, 313.87°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1253 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.218 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2487, 12.8716, 59.6402)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B39CE #7CCE39

analogous

#4139CE #8B39CE #CE39C7

triadic

#8B39CE #CE8B39 #39CE8B

tetradic

#8B39CE #CE4139 #7CCE39 #39C7CE

square

#8B39CE #CE4139 #7CCE39 #39C7CE

split-complementary

#8B39CE #C7CE39 #39CE41

monochromatic

#4B1C71 #6B28A2 #8B39CE #A86ADA #C49BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8B39CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8B39CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B39CE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B39CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B39CE	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b39ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 57, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.218 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277de',
    500: '#8b39ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b39ce;
$custom-light: #b277de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b39ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.02,
    "s": 60.324,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53181,
    "c": 0.21786,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B39CE

secondary

#AED291

accent

#E3448C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B39CE

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

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