#8B3BCB#8B3BCB

#8B3BCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.213 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BCB
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 58.70, -60.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 84.50, 314.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% 0.1239 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.213 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9885, 12.9289, 57.7728)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BCB #7BCB3B

analogous

#433BCB #8B3BCB #CB3BC3

triadic

#8B3BCB #CB8B3B #3BCB8B

tetradic

#8B3BCB #CB433B #7BCB3B #3BC3CB

square

#8B3BCB #CB433B #7BCB3B #3BC3CB

split-complementary

#8B3BCB #C3CB3B #3BCB43

monochromatic

#4A1D6E #6B2A9F #8B3BCB #A86BD8 #C49CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8B3BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8B3BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BCB

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BCB	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.213 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278dc',
    500: '#8b3bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bcb;
$custom-light: #b278dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53174,
    "c": 0.21255,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BCB

secondary

#ADD191

accent

#E1478B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BCB

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

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