#8B3CDE#8B3CDE

#8B3CDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.231 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CDE
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 222)
HSL	hsl(269, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 73%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, 62.66, -69.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 93.31, 312.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.1195 -0.1973)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.231 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4449, 13.9945, 70.4537)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CDE #8FDE3C

analogous

#3C3EDE #8B3CDE #DC3CDE

triadic

#8B3CDE #DE8B3C #3CDE8B

tetradic

#8B3CDE #DE3C3E #8FDE3C #3CDEDC

square

#8B3CDE #DE3C3E #8FDE3C #3CDEDC

split-complementary

#8B3CDE #DEDC3C #3EDE3C

monochromatic

#4E1788 #6C20BD #8B3CDE #AA70E7 #C9A5F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8B3CDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8B3CDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CDE

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CDE	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3cde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.231 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b379e9',
    500: '#8b3cde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3cde;
$custom-light: #b379e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3cde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.259,
    "s": 71.053,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54729,
    "c": 0.23065,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CDE

secondary

#BCDD99

accent

#EE3A96

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CDE

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