#8B3AB4#8B3AB4

#8B3AB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.191 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3AB4
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 180)
HSL	hsl(280, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 54.03, -50.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 73.72, 317.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.1277 -0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.191 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3972, 11.8109, 44.3764)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3AB4 #63B43A

analogous

#4E3AB4 #8B3AB4 #B43AA0

triadic

#8B3AB4 #B48B3A #3AB48B

tetradic

#8B3AB4 #B44E3A #63B43A #3AA0B4

square

#8B3AB4 #B44E3A #63B43A #3AA0B4

split-complementary

#8B3AB4 #A0B43A #3AB44E

monochromatic

#441C57 #672B86 #8B3AB4 #A760CC #C18EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8B3AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8B3AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3AB4

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3AB4	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E62B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.191 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176cb',
    500: '#8b3ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3ab4;
$custom-light: #b176cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.836,
    "s": 51.261,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51429,
    "c": 0.19062,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3AB4

secondary

#9AC585

accent

#DB4D7D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3AB4

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

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