#8B3CBF#8B3CBF
#8B3CBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.199 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3CBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 60, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 69%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 68.6%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.97, 55.55, -54.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.97, 78.11, 315.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.42% 0.1245 -0.1554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.42% 0.199 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6654, 12.4826, 50.5482) |
| Luminance | 0.1248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.83
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.01
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.22
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.57
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.41
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3CBF #70BF3C
analogous
#4A3CBF #8B3CBF #BF3CB2
triadic
#8B3CBF #BF8B3C #3CBF8B
tetradic
#8B3CBF #BF4A3C #70BF3C #3CB2BF
square
#8B3CBF #BF4A3C #70BF3C #3CB2BF
split-complementary
#8B3CBF #B2BF3C #3CBF4A
monochromatic
#471F62 #692D90 #8B3CBF #A768D0 #C297DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.01
#8B3CBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#8B3CBF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3CBF
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3CBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3CBF | 1.00 | 6.01 | 3.50 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2164BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#835879
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3cbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.199 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b178d3',
500: '#8b3cbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3cbf; $custom-light: #b178d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3cbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 60,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.183,
"s": 52.191,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52421,
"c": 0.19915,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.12482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3CBF
secondary
#A5CA8D
accent
#DC4C85
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83