#8B3DAA#8B3DAA

#8B3DAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.176 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DAA
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 170)
HSL	hsl(283, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 64.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.78, 50.50, -44.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.78, 67.27, 318.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.13% 0.1248 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(51.13% 0.176 315)
XYZ	xyz(19.5707, 11.7294, 39.2555)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DAA #5CAA3D

analogous

#553DAA #8B3DAA #AA3D92

triadic

#8B3DAA #AA8B3D #3DAA8B

tetradic

#8B3DAA #AA553D #5CAA3D #3D92AA

square

#8B3DAA #AA553D #5CAA3D #3D92AA

split-complementary

#8B3DAA #92AA3D #3DAA55

monochromatic

#411D50 #662D7D #8B3DAA #A85FC5 #C18CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8B3DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8B3DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DAA

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DAA	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.176 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078c4',
    500: '#8b3daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3daa;
$custom-light: #b078c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.936,
    "s": 47.186,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51132,
    "c": 0.17643,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.11729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DAA

secondary

#94C082

accent

#D75177

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DAA

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

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