#8B3ABE#8B3ABE

#8B3ABE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.201 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3ABE
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 190)
HSL	hsl(277, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 69.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 56.22, -54.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 78.62, 315.65°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1267 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.201 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4529, 12.2332, 49.9363)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3ABE #6DBE3A

analogous

#493ABE #8B3ABE #BE3AAF

triadic

#8B3ABE #BE8B3A #3ABE8B

tetradic

#8B3ABE #BE493A #6DBE3A #3AAFBE

square

#8B3ABE #BE493A #6DBE3A #3AAFBE

split-complementary

#8B3ABE #AFBE3A #3ABE49

monochromatic

#461D60 #692C8F #8B3ABE #A765D0 #C294DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8B3ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8B3ABE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3ABE

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3ABE	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F63BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.201 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177d2',
    500: '#8b3abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3abe;
$custom-light: #b177d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.818,
    "s": 53.226,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52122,
    "c": 0.20064,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3ABE

secondary

#A3CA8A

accent

#DD4B83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3ABE

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

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