#8B3AA8#8B3AA8

#8B3AA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.179 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3AA8
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 168)
HSL	hsl(284, 49%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 65%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 65.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 51.48, -44.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 67.89, 319.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1284 -0.1242)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.179 316)
XYZ	xyz(19.2273, 11.3429, 38.2148)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3AA8 #57A83A

analogous

#543AA8 #8B3AA8 #A83A8E

triadic

#8B3AA8 #A88B3A #3AA88B

tetradic

#8B3AA8 #A8543A #57A83A #3A8EA8

square

#8B3AA8 #A8543A #57A83A #3A8EA8

split-complementary

#8B3AA8 #8EA83A #3AA854

monochromatic

#401B4D #652A7B #8B3AA8 #A959C6 #C187D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8B3AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8B3AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3AA8

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3AA8	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C5AAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A61A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.179 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076c2',
    500: '#8b3aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3aa8;
$custom-light: #b076c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.182,
    "s": 48.673,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50638,
    "c": 0.17865,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.11342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3AA8

secondary

#8FC07E

accent

#D85074

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3AA8

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

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