#8B3ADD#8B3ADD

#8B3ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.232 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3ADD
RGB	rgb(139, 58, 221)
HSL	hsl(270, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 74%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 63.27, -69.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 93.75, 312.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1214 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.232 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2085, 13.7354, 69.7157)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3ADD #8CDD3A

analogous

#3A3BDD #8B3ADD #DD3ADD

triadic

#8B3ADD #DD8B3A #3ADD8B

tetradic

#8B3ADD #DD3A3B #8CDD3A #3ADDDD

square

#8B3ADD #DD3A3B #8CDD3A #3ADDDD

split-complementary

#8B3ADD #DDDD3A #3BDD3A

monochromatic

#4E1786 #6C20BA #8B3ADD #AA6EE6 #C8A2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8B3ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8B3ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3ADD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3ADD	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#796389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 58, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.232 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478e9',
    500: '#8b3add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3add;
$custom-light: #b478e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.816,
    "s": 70.563,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54441,
    "c": 0.23177,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3ADD

secondary

#BADC97

accent

#ED3A94

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3ADD

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

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