#8B3BD3#8B3BD3

#8B3BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.221 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BD3
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 211)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 72%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 60.53, -64.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 88.42, 313.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.1225 -0.1835)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.221 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9666, 13.3201, 62.9238)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BD3 #83D33B

analogous

#3F3BD3 #8B3BD3 #D33BCF

triadic

#8B3BD3 #D38B3B #3BD38B

tetradic

#8B3BD3 #D33F3B #83D33B #3BCFD3

square

#8B3BD3 #D33F3B #83D33B #3BCFD3

split-complementary

#8B3BD3 #CFD33B #3BD33F

monochromatic

#4C1B79 #6C26AB #8B3BD3 #A96DDE #C69FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8B3BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8B3BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BD3

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BD3	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.221 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378e1',
    500: '#8b3bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bd3;
$custom-light: #b378e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53774,
    "c": 0.22063,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BD3

secondary

#B3D694

accent

#E64190

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BD3

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

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