#8B3DBD#8B3DBD

#8B3DBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.196 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DBD
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 67.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 54.64, -53.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 76.61, 315.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1236 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.196 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4997, 12.5010, 49.4146)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DBD #6FBD3D

analogous

#4B3DBD #8B3DBD #BD3DAF

triadic

#8B3DBD #BD8B3D #3DBD8B

tetradic

#8B3DBD #BD4B3D #6FBD3D #3DAFBD

square

#8B3DBD #BD4B3D #6FBD3D #3DAFBD

split-complementary

#8B3DBD #AFBD3D #3DBD4B

monochromatic

#471F60 #692E8F #8B3DBD #A769CE #C297DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8B3DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8B3DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DBD

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DBD	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2664BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.196 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d2',
    500: '#8b3dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dbd;
$custom-light: #b178d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.563,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52399,
    "c": 0.19582,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DBD

secondary

#A4C98D

accent

#DB4D84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DBD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →