#8B3BCA#8B3BCA

#8B3BCA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.212 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BCA
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 58.47, -60.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 84.01, 314.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.124 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.212 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8698, 12.8814, 57.1472)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BCA #7ACA3B

analogous

#433BCA #8B3BCA #CA3BC2

triadic

#8B3BCA #CA8B3B #3BCA8B

tetradic

#8B3BCA #CA433B #7ACA3B #3BC2CA

square

#8B3BCA #CA433B #7ACA3B #3BC2CA

split-complementary

#8B3BCA #C2CA3B #3BCA43

monochromatic

#4A1E6D #6B2B9D #8B3BCA #A86BD7 #C49BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8B3BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8B3BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BCA

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BCA	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.212 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278db',
    500: '#8b3bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bca;
$custom-light: #b278db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.566,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.531,
    "c": 0.21153,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BCA

secondary

#ADD091

accent

#E1478B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BCA

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

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