#8B3BB8#8B3BB8

#8B3BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.193 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BB8
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.34, 54.45, -51.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.34, 75.17, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.1263 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.193 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8615, 12.0781, 46.5704)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BB8 #68B83B

analogous

#4D3BB8 #8B3BB8 #B83BA6

triadic

#8B3BB8 #B88B3B #3BB88B

tetradic

#8B3BB8 #B84D3B #68B83B #3BA6B8

square

#8B3BB8 #B84D3B #68B83B #3BA6B8

split-complementary

#8B3BB8 #A6B83B #3BB84D

monochromatic

#451D5B #682C8A #8B3BB8 #A763CD #C192DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8B3BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8B3BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BB8

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BB8	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A63B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.193 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177ce',
    500: '#8b3bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bb8;
$custom-light: #b177ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.4,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51819,
    "c": 0.19333,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BB8

secondary

#9FC788

accent

#DB4D80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BB8

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

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