#8B3DAD#8B3DAD

#8B3DAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.179 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DAD
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.97, 51.14, -45.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.97, 68.74, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1247 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.179 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.8578, 11.8442, 40.7672)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DAD #5FAD3D

analogous

#533DAD #8B3DAD #AD3D97

triadic

#8B3DAD #AD8B3D #3DAD8B

tetradic

#8B3DAD #AD533D #5FAD3D #3D97AD

square

#8B3DAD #AD533D #5FAD3D #3D97AD

split-complementary

#8B3DAD #97AD3D #3DAD53

monochromatic

#421D53 #672D80 #8B3DAD #A860C7 #C18DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8B3DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8B3DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DAD

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DAD	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#095CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3863AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.179 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078c6',
    500: '#8b3dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dad;
$custom-light: #b078c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.786,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51325,
    "c": 0.17948,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.11844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DAD

secondary

#97C284

accent

#D75079

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DAD

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

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