#8B3BD5#8B3BD5

#8B3BD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.223 H 303.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BD5
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 213)
HSL	hsl(271, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 60.99, -65.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 89.40, 313.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1222 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.223 303.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2189, 13.4210, 64.2525)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BD5 #85D53B

analogous

#3E3BD5 #8B3BD5 #D53BD2

triadic

#8B3BD5 #D58B3B #3BD58B

tetradic

#8B3BD5 #D53E3B #85D53B #3BD2D5

square

#8B3BD5 #D53E3B #85D53B #3BD2D5

split-complementary

#8B3BD5 #D2D53B #3BD53E

monochromatic

#4D1A7B #6C25AE #8B3BD5 #A96DE0 #C7A0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8B3BD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8B3BD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BD5

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BD5	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6185

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.223 303.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378e3',
    500: '#8b3bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bd5;
$custom-light: #b378e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.169,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53926,
    "c": 0.22265,
    "h": 303.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BD5

secondary

#B5D795

accent

#E84091

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BD5

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