#8B3AAE#8B3AAE

#8B3AAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.185 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3AAE
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 52.74, -47.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 70.80, 318.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.1281 -0.1329)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.185 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.7992, 11.5717, 41.2268)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3AAE #5DAE3A

analogous

#513AAE #8B3AAE #AE3A97

triadic

#8B3AAE #AE8B3A #3AAE8B

tetradic

#8B3AAE #AE513A #5DAE3A #3A97AE

square

#8B3AAE #AE513A #5DAE3A #3A97AE

split-complementary

#8B3AAE #97AE3A #3AAE51

monochromatic

#421B52 #662B80 #8B3AAE #A85CC9 #C18AD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8B3AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8B3AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3AAE

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3AAE	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3462AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.185 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b076c7',
    500: '#8b3aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3aae;
$custom-light: #b076c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.897,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51028,
    "c": 0.18461,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.11571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3AAE

secondary

#95C281

accent

#DA4E78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3AAE

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

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