#8B3CA5#8B3CA5

#8B3CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.173 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CA5
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 165)
HSL	hsl(285, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 63.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 49.92, -42.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 65.38, 319.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.126 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.173 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0538, 11.4380, 36.7941)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CA5 #56A53C

analogous

#573CA5 #8B3CA5 #A53C8B

triadic

#8B3CA5 #A58B3C #3CA58B

tetradic

#8B3CA5 #A5573C #56A53C #3C8BA5

square

#8B3CA5 #A5573C #56A53C #3C8BA5

split-complementary

#8B3CA5 #8BA53C #3CA557

monochromatic

#3F1B4B #652C78 #8B3CA5 #A95BC3 #C188D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#8B3CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8B3CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CA5

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CA5	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#195AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E61A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.173 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b077c0',
    500: '#8b3ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3ca5;
$custom-light: #b077c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.143,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50692,
    "c": 0.17283,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CA5

secondary

#8EBE7F

accent

#D65172

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CA5

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