#8B3AAA#8B3AAA

#8B3AAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.181 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3AAA
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 49%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 51.90, -45.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 68.86, 318.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.1283 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.181 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4151, 11.4180, 39.2036)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3AAA #59AA3A

analogous

#533AAA #8B3AAA #AA3A91

triadic

#8B3AAA #AA8B3A #3AAA8B

tetradic

#8B3AAA #AA533A #59AA3A #3A91AA

square

#8B3AAA #AA533A #59AA3A #3A91AA

split-complementary

#8B3AAA #91AA3A #3AAA53

monochromatic

#401B4F #662A7C #8B3AAA #A95AC7 #C188D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#8B3AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8B3AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3AAA

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3AAA	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#055AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3861A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.181 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076c4',
    500: '#8b3aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3aaa;
$custom-light: #b076c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.393,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50766,
    "c": 0.18064,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3AAA

secondary

#91C17F

accent

#D94F75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3AAA

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

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