#8B3CBB#8B3CBB

#8B3CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.195 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CBB
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 54.66, -53.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 76.14, 315.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1249 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.195 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2312, 12.3090, 48.2615)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CBB #6CBB3C

analogous

#4B3CBB #8B3CBB #BB3CAB

triadic

#8B3CBB #BB8B3C #3CBB8B

tetradic

#8B3CBB #BB4B3C #6CBB3C #3CABBB

square

#8B3CBB #BB4B3C #6CBB3C #3CABBB

split-complementary

#8B3CBB #ABBB3C #3CBB4B

monochromatic

#461E5E #692D8D #8B3CBB #A766CE #C295DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8B3CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8B3CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CBB

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CBB	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2764B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.195 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d0',
    500: '#8b3cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3cbb;
$custom-light: #b178d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.323,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52142,
    "c": 0.19507,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CBB

secondary

#A2C88B

accent

#DB4D83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CBB

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

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