#8B3ACD#8B3ACD

#8B3ACD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.216 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3ACD
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 71.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.65, 59.59, -61.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.65, 85.96, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(53.21% 0.1245 -0.1761)
OKLCH	oklch(53.21% 0.216 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.1775, 12.9230, 59.0191)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3ACD #7CCD3A

analogous

#423ACD #8B3ACD #CD3AC6

triadic

#8B3ACD #CD8B3A #3ACD8B

tetradic

#8B3ACD #CD423A #7CCD3A #3AC6CD

square

#8B3ACD #CD423A #7CCD3A #3AC6CD

split-complementary

#8B3ACD #C6CD3A #3ACD42

monochromatic

#4B1C70 #6B29A1 #8B3ACD #A86BD9 #C49CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8B3ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8B3ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3ACD

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3ACD	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.216 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277dd',
    500: '#8b3acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3acd;
$custom-light: #b277dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.061,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53214,
    "c": 0.21573,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3ACD

secondary

#AED291

accent

#E3458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3ACD

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

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