#8B3CD0#8B3CD0

#8B3CD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.216 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CD0
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 208)
HSL	hsl(272, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 71.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 59.41, -62.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 86.47, 313.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.1221 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.216 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6459, 13.2748, 60.9789)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CD0 #81D03C

analogous

#413CD0 #8B3CD0 #D03CCB

triadic

#8B3CD0 #D08B3C #3CD08B

tetradic

#8B3CD0 #D0413C #81D03C #3CCBD0

square

#8B3CD0 #D0413C #81D03C #3CCBD0

split-complementary

#8B3CD0 #CBD03C #3CD041

monochromatic

#4C1C75 #6C28A7 #8B3CD0 #A86DDC #C69FE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8B3CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8B3CD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CD0

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CD0	1.00	5.75	3.66	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.216 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278df',
    500: '#8b3cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3cd0;
$custom-light: #b278df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.027,
    "s": 61.157,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53657,
    "c": 0.21644,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CD0

secondary

#B2D494

accent

#E4448E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CD0

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

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