#8B3CA2#8B3CA2
#8B3CA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.170 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 60, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 63%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 63%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.13, 49.30, -40.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.13, 63.93, 320.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.51% 0.126 -0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.51% 0.17 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7840, 11.3301, 35.3729) |
| Luminance | 0.1133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.39
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.74
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.08
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.06
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.18
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3CA2 #53A23C
analogous
#583CA2 #8B3CA2 #A23C86
triadic
#8B3CA2 #A28B3C #3CA28B
tetradic
#8B3CA2 #A2583C #53A23C #3C86A2
square
#8B3CA2 #A2583C #53A23C #3C86A2
split-complementary
#8B3CA2 #86A23C #3CA258
monochromatic
#3E1B49 #652B75 #8B3CA2 #AA59C2 #C186D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.43
#8B3CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#8B3CA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3CA2
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3CA2 | 1.00 | 6.43 | 3.27 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E59A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#40619F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A4D69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.170 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b077be',
500: '#8b3ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3ca2; $custom-light: #b077be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 60,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.471,
"s": 45.946,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50506,
"c": 0.16983,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.11329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3CA2
secondary
#8CBC7D
accent
#D65270
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110912
muted
#807B81