#8B3ABA#8B3ABA

#8B3ABA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.197 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3ABA
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 186)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 68.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, 55.34, -53.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 76.66, 316.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.1272 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.197 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0217, 12.0607, 47.6654)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3ABA #69BA3A

analogous

#4B3ABA #8B3ABA #BA3AA9

triadic

#8B3ABA #BA8B3A #3ABA8B

tetradic

#8B3ABA #BA4B3A #69BA3A #3AA9BA

square

#8B3ABA #BA4B3A #69BA3A #3AA9BA

split-complementary

#8B3ABA #A9BA3A #3ABA4B

monochromatic

#451D5D #682B8B #8B3ABA #A763CE #C192DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8B3ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8B3ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3ABA

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3ABA	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2663B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.197 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b176cf',
    500: '#8b3aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3aba;
$custom-light: #b176cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.969,
    "s": 52.459,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51841,
    "c": 0.19663,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3ABA

secondary

#9FC888

accent

#DC4C81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3ABA

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

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