#8B3CBD#8B3CBD

#8B3CBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.197 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CBD
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 68.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.84, 55.10, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.84, 77.12, 315.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1247 -0.1527)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.197 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4468, 12.3952, 49.3970)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CBD #6EBD3C

analogous

#4B3CBD #8B3CBD #BD3CAF

triadic

#8B3CBD #BD8B3C #3CBD8B

tetradic

#8B3CBD #BD4B3C #6EBD3C #3CAFBD

square

#8B3CBD #BD4B3C #6EBD3C #3CAFBD

split-complementary

#8B3CBD #AFBD3C #3CBD4B

monochromatic

#471F60 #692D8F #8B3CBD #A767CF #C296DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8B3CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8B3CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CBD

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CBD	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2464BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.197 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d2',
    500: '#8b3cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3cbd;
$custom-light: #b178d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.744,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52281,
    "c": 0.19711,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12395
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CBD

secondary

#A4C98C

accent

#DB4D84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CBD

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

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