#8B3BBA#8B3BBA

#8B3BBA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.195 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BBA
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 186)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 54.89, -52.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 76.15, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1261 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.195 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0726, 12.1625, 47.6824)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BBA #6ABA3B

analogous

#4B3BBA #8B3BBA #BA3BAA

triadic

#8B3BBA #BA8B3B #3BBA8B

tetradic

#8B3BBA #BA4B3B #6ABA3B #3BAABA

square

#8B3BBA #BA4B3B #6ABA3B #3BAABA

split-complementary

#8B3BBA #AABA3B #3BBA4B

monochromatic

#461E5D #682C8C #8B3BBA #A764CE #C193DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B3BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B3BBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BBA

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BBA	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2763B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.195 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177cf',
    500: '#8b3bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bba;
$custom-light: #b177cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.795,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51956,
    "c": 0.19535,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BBA

secondary

#A0C889

accent

#DB4D81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BBA

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

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