#8B3ABC#8B3ABC
#8B3ABC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.199 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3ABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 58, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 69%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.1%, 69.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.45, 55.78, -54.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.45, 77.64, 315.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.98% 0.127 -0.1528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.98% 0.199 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2358, 12.1463, 48.7930) |
| Luminance | 0.1215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.02
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.83
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.44
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.53
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.34
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3ABC #6BBC3A
analogous
#4A3ABC #8B3ABC #BC3AAC
triadic
#8B3ABC #BC8B3A #3ABC8B
tetradic
#8B3ABC #BC4A3A #6BBC3A #3AACBC
square
#8B3ABC #BC4A3A #6BBC3A #3AACBC
split-complementary
#8B3ABC #ACBC3A #3ABC4A
monochromatic
#461D5E #682C8D #8B3ABC #A764CF #C193DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.12
#8B3ABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#8B3ABC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3ABC
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3ABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3ABC | 1.00 | 6.12 | 3.43 | 6.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2363B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#845677
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3abc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.199 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b177d1',
500: '#8b3abc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3abc; $custom-light: #b177d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3abc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 58,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.385,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51981,
"c": 0.19864,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.12146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3ABC
secondary
#A1C989
accent
#DC4C82
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF9
border
#D0C8D2
text
#110914
muted
#807B82