#8B3DB8#8B3DB8

#8B3DB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.191 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DB8
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 184)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 66.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 53.53, -51.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 74.14, 316.22°)
OKLab	oklab(52.05% 0.124 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(52.05% 0.191 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9663, 12.2876, 46.6054)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DB8 #6AB83D

analogous

#4E3DB8 #8B3DB8 #B83DA7

triadic

#8B3DB8 #B88B3D #3DB88B

tetradic

#8B3DB8 #B84E3D #6AB83D #3DA7B8

square

#8B3DB8 #B84E3D #6AB83D #3DA7B8

split-complementary

#8B3DB8 #A7B83D #3DB84E

monochromatic

#461F5C #682E8A #8B3DB8 #A766CC #C194DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8B3DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8B3DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DB8

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DB8	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D64B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.191 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178ce',
    500: '#8b3db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3db8;
$custom-light: #b178ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.049,
    "s": 50.204,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52055,
    "c": 0.1907,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DB8

secondary

#A0C78A

accent

#DA4E81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DB8

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

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