#8B3BDE#8B3BDE

#8B3BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.232 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3BDE
RGB	rgb(139, 59, 222)
HSL	hsl(269, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 63.08, -69.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 93.78, 312.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1203 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.232 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3930, 13.8907, 70.4364)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3BDE #8EDE3B

analogous

#3B3CDE #8B3BDE #DD3BDE

triadic

#8B3BDE #DE8B3B #3BDE8B

tetradic

#8B3BDE #DE3B3C #8EDE3B #3BDEDD

square

#8B3BDE #DE3B3C #8EDE3B #3BDEDD

split-complementary

#8B3BDE #DEDD3B #3CDE3B

monochromatic

#4E1788 #6C20BC #8B3BDE #AA6FE7 #C9A4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8B3BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8B3BDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3BDE

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3BDE	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79648A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 59, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.232 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478e9',
    500: '#8b3bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3bde;
$custom-light: #b478e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.448,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54624,
    "c": 0.23172,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3BDE

secondary

#BBDD98

accent

#EE3A96

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3BDE

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