#8B3CE0#8B3CE0

#8B3CE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.233 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3CE0
RGB	rgb(139, 60, 224)
HSL	hsl(269, 73%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 63.13, -70.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 94.29, 312.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.119 -0.1999)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.233 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.7146, 14.1023, 71.8738)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3CE0 #91E03C

analogous

#3C3FE0 #8B3CE0 #DD3CE0

triadic

#8B3CE0 #E08B3C #3CE08B

tetradic

#8B3CE0 #E03C3F #91E03C #3CE0DD

square

#8B3CE0 #E03C3F #91E03C #3CE0DD

split-complementary

#8B3CE0 #E0DD3C #3FE03C

monochromatic

#4F168B #6C1FC0 #8B3CE0 #AA71E8 #CAA6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8B3CE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8B3CE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3CE0

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3CE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3CE0	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78668B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3ce0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 60, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.233 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b479eb',
    500: '#8b3ce0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3ce0;
$custom-light: #b479eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3ce0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.902,
    "s": 72.566,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54886,
    "c": 0.23267,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3CE0

secondary

#BDDE9A

accent

#EF3997

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3CE0

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

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