#8B3AD3#8B3AD3

#8B3AD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.222 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3AD3
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 211)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 72.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.09, 60.96, -64.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.09, 88.89, 313.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.1235 -0.1842)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.222 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9157, 13.2183, 62.9068)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3AD3 #82D33A

analogous

#3F3AD3 #8B3AD3 #D33ACE

triadic

#8B3AD3 #D38B3A #3AD38B

tetradic

#8B3AD3 #D33F3A #82D33A #3ACED3

square

#8B3AD3 #D33F3A #82D33A #3ACED3

split-complementary

#8B3AD3 #CED33A #3AD33F

monochromatic

#4C1B78 #6C26AA #8B3AD3 #A86CDE #C69EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8B3AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8B3AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3AD3

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3AD3	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.222 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377e1',
    500: '#8b3ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3ad3;
$custom-light: #b377e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.765,
    "s": 63.485,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53667,
    "c": 0.22175,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3AD3

secondary

#B2D693

accent

#E7418F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3AD3

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

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