#8B3BBB#8B3BBB

#8B3BBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.196 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BBB
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 187)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 68.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 55.11, -53.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 76.64, 315.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.126 -0.1506)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.196 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1793, 12.2052, 48.2442)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BBB #6BBB3B

analogous

#4B3BBB #8B3BBB #BB3BAB

triadic

#8B3BBB #BB8B3B #3BBB8B

tetradic

#8B3BBB #BB4B3B #6BBB3B #3BABBB

square

#8B3BBB #BB4B3B #6BBB3B #3BABBB

split-complementary

#8B3BBB #ABBB3B #3BBB4B

monochromatic

#461E5E #682C8C #8B3BBB #A765CE #C193DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8B3BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8B3BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BBB

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BBB	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2663B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.196 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b177d0',
    500: '#8b3bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bbb;
$custom-light: #b177d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52026,
    "c": 0.19637,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BBB

secondary

#A1C88A

accent

#DB4C82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BBB

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

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