#8B3AD2#8B3AD2

#8B3AD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.221 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3AD2
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, 60.73, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 88.40, 313.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1237 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.221 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7907, 13.1683, 62.2487)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3AD2 #81D23A

analogous

#3F3AD2 #8B3AD2 #D23ACD

triadic

#8B3AD2 #D28B3A #3AD28B

tetradic

#8B3AD2 #D23F3A #81D23A #3ACDD2

square

#8B3AD2 #D23F3A #81D23A #3ACDD2

split-complementary

#8B3AD2 #CDD23A #3AD23F

monochromatic

#4C1B77 #6C26A8 #8B3AD2 #A86CDD #C69EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#8B3AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8B3AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3AD2

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3AD2	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.221 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377e1',
    500: '#8b3ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3ad2;
$custom-light: #b377e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.974,
    "s": 62.81,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5359,
    "c": 0.22075,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3AD2

secondary

#B2D593

accent

#E6428F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3AD2

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

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