#8B3DBE#8B3DBE
#8B3DBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.197 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3DBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 61, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.8%, 67.9%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.07, 54.87, -54.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.07, 77.10, 315.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.47% 0.1235 -0.1533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.47% 0.197 308.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6086, 12.5445, 49.9882) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.95
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.85
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.43
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.79
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.46
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3DBE #70BE3D
analogous
#4B3DBE #8B3DBE #BE3DB1
triadic
#8B3DBE #BE8B3D #3DBE8B
tetradic
#8B3DBE #BE4B3D #70BE3D #3DB1BE
square
#8B3DBE #BE4B3D #70BE3D #3DB1BE
split-complementary
#8B3DBE #B1BE3D #3DBE4B
monochromatic
#471F61 #692E90 #8B3DBE #A769CF #C298DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#8B3DBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8B3DBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3DBE
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3DBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3DBE | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2464BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#835979
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3dbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.197 308.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b178d2',
500: '#8b3dbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3dbe; $custom-light: #b178d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3dbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 61,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.279,
"s": 51.394,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52468,
"c": 0.19684,
"h": 308.9
},
"luminance": 0.12544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3DBE
secondary
#A5C98D
accent
#DB4D85
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83