#8B3DB5#8B3DB5

#8B3DB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.188 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DB5
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 52.87, -49.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 72.66, 316.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.1243 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.188 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6552, 12.1632, 44.9667)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DB5 #67B53D

analogous

#4F3DB5 #8B3DB5 #B53DA3

triadic

#8B3DB5 #B58B3D #3DB58B

tetradic

#8B3DB5 #B54F3D #67B53D #3DA3B5

square

#8B3DB5 #B54F3D #67B53D #3DA3B5

split-complementary

#8B3DB5 #A3B53D #3DB54F

monochromatic

#451E59 #682E87 #8B3DB5 #A764CB #C192DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B3DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B3DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DB5

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DB5	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3063B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.188 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178cc',
    500: '#8b3db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3db5;
$custom-light: #b178cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 49.587,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51852,
    "c": 0.18763,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DB5

secondary

#9EC588

accent

#D94F7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DB5

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

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