#8B3AAD#8B3AAD

#8B3AAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.184 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3AAD
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 52.53, -46.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 70.31, 318.34°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.1282 -0.1315)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.184 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7021, 11.5328, 40.7153)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3AAD #5CAD3A

analogous

#513AAD #8B3AAD #AD3A95

triadic

#8B3AAD #AD8B3A #3AAD8B

tetradic

#8B3AAD #AD513A #5CAD3A #3A95AD

square

#8B3AAD #AD513A #5CAD3A #3A95AD

split-complementary

#8B3AAD #95AD3A #3AAD51

monochromatic

#411B51 #662B7F #8B3AAD #A85CC8 #C18AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8B3AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8B3AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3AAD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3AAD	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3561AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88506F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.184 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076c6',
    500: '#8b3aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3aad;
$custom-light: #b076c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.261,
    "s": 49.784,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50962,
    "c": 0.18362,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3AAD

secondary

#94C281

accent

#D94E78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3AAD

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

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