#8B3BCF#8B3BCF
#8B3BCF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.217 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3BCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 59, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.9%, 71.5%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.95, 59.61, -62.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.95, 86.46, 313.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.47% 0.1232 -0.1781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.47% 0.217 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4714, 13.1220, 60.3157) |
| Luminance | 0.1312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.70
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.17
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.76
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.12
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.61
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3BCF #7FCF3B
analogous
#413BCF #8B3BCF #CF3BC9
triadic
#8B3BCF #CF8B3B #3BCF8B
tetradic
#8B3BCF #CF413B #7FCF3B #3BC9CF
square
#8B3BCF #CF413B #7FCF3B #3BC9CF
split-complementary
#8B3BCF #C9CF3B #3BCF41
monochromatic
#4B1C73 #6B28A5 #8B3BCF #A86CDB #C59DE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#8B3BCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#8B3BCF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3BCF
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3BCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3BCF | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.62 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0063D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0065CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E5E81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3bcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.217 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b278df',
500: '#8b3bcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3bcf; $custom-light: #b278df; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3bcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 59,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.432,
"s": 60.656,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53472,
"c": 0.21659,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.13122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3BCF
secondary
#B0D393
accent
#E4448D
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120915
muted
#817B83