#8B3DBB#8B3DBB

#8B3DBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.194 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DBB
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 54.20, -52.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 75.62, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1238 -0.1491)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.194 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2841, 12.4147, 48.2791)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DBB #6DBB3D

analogous

#4C3DBB #8B3DBB #BB3DAC

triadic

#8B3DBB #BB8B3D #3DBB8B

tetradic

#8B3DBB #BB4C3D #6DBB3D #3DACBB

square

#8B3DBB #BB4C3D #6DBB3D #3DACBB

split-complementary

#8B3DBB #ACBB3D #3DBB4C

monochromatic

#461F5F #692E8D #8B3DBB #A768CE #C296DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8B3DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8B3DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DBB

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DBB	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2964B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.194 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d0',
    500: '#8b3dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dbb;
$custom-light: #b178d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.143,
    "s": 50.806,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5226,
    "c": 0.19378,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DBB

secondary

#A3C88C

accent

#DA4E83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DBB

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

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