#8B3CC7#8B3CC7

#8B3CC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.207 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CC7
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 199)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 69.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 57.35, -58.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 82.04, 314.35°)
OKLab	oklab(52.99% 0.1235 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(52.99% 0.207 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5699, 12.8444, 55.3120)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CC7 #78C73C

analogous

#453CC7 #8B3CC7 #C73CBD

triadic

#8B3CC7 #C78B3C #3CC78B

tetradic

#8B3CC7 #C7453C #78C73C #3CBDC7

square

#8B3CC7 #C7453C #78C73C #3CBDC7

split-complementary

#8B3CC7 #BDC73C #3CC745

monochromatic

#491E6A #6A2C9A #8B3CC7 #A76CD5 #C49BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8B3CC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8B3CC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CC7

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CC7	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C65C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3cc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.207 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278d9',
    500: '#8b3cc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3cc7;
$custom-light: #b278d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3cc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.101,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52993,
    "c": 0.20729,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CC7

secondary

#ABCE91

accent

#DF498A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CC7

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

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