#8B3BD2#8B3BD2

#8B3BD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.220 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BD2
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 60.30, -63.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 87.93, 313.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% 0.1227 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.22 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.8416, 13.2701, 62.2656)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BD2 #82D23B

analogous

#3F3BD2 #8B3BD2 #D23BCE

triadic

#8B3BD2 #D28B3B #3BD28B

tetradic

#8B3BD2 #D23F3B #82D23B #3BCED2

square

#8B3BD2 #D23F3B #82D23B #3BCED2

split-complementary

#8B3BD2 #CED23B #3BD23F

monochromatic

#4C1B77 #6C27A9 #8B3BD2 #A86DDD #C69FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8B3BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8B3BD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BD2

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BD2	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.220 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378e1',
    500: '#8b3bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bd2;
$custom-light: #b378e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.788,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53698,
    "c": 0.21962,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.1327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BD2

secondary

#B2D594

accent

#E6428F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BD2

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