#8B3CB9#8B3CB9

#8B3CB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.193 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CB9
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 185)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 54.21, -52.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 75.15, 316.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1251 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.193 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0186, 12.2239, 47.1417)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CB9 #6AB93C

analogous

#4D3CB9 #8B3CB9 #B93CA8

triadic

#8B3CB9 #B98B3C #3CB98B

tetradic

#8B3CB9 #B94D3C #6AB93C #3CA8B9

square

#8B3CB9 #B94D3C #6AB93C #3CA8B9

split-complementary

#8B3CB9 #A8B93C #3CB94D

monochromatic

#461E5D #682D8B #8B3CB9 #A765CD #C193DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8B3CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8B3CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CB9

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CB9	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A63B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.193 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178cf',
    500: '#8b3cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3cb9;
$custom-light: #b178cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.92,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52004,
    "c": 0.19304,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CB9

secondary

#A0C789

accent

#DA4D81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CB9

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

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