#8B3CD1#8B3CD1

#8B3CD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.217 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CD1
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 209)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 59.64, -63.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 86.96, 313.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.1219 -0.1801)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.217 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7693, 13.3242, 61.6288)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CD1 #82D13C

analogous

#403CD1 #8B3CD1 #D13CCD

triadic

#8B3CD1 #D18B3C #3CD18B

tetradic

#8B3CD1 #D1403C #82D13C #3CCDD1

square

#8B3CD1 #D1403C #82D13C #3CCDD1

split-complementary

#8B3CD1 #CDD13C #3CD140

monochromatic

#4C1C77 #6C28A8 #8B3CD1 #A86EDD #C69FE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8B3CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8B3CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CD1

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CD1	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.217 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278e0',
    500: '#8b3cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3cd1;
$custom-light: #b278e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.812,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53732,
    "c": 0.21746,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CD1

secondary

#B2D594

accent

#E5438F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CD1

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

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