#8B3DBF#8B3DBF
#8B3DBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.198 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3DBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 61, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 52%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.14, 55.09, -54.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.14, 77.60, 315.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.54% 0.1234 -0.1547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.54% 0.198 308.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7183, 12.5884, 50.5658) |
| Luminance | 0.1259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.88
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.96
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.29
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.74
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.50
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3DBF #71BF3D
analogous
#4A3DBF #8B3DBF #BF3DB2
triadic
#8B3DBF #BF8B3D #3DBF8B
tetradic
#8B3DBF #BF4A3D #71BF3D #3DB2BF
square
#8B3DBF #BF4A3D #71BF3D #3DB2BF
split-complementary
#8B3DBF #B2BF3D #3DBF4A
monochromatic
#471F62 #692E91 #8B3DBF #A76ACF #C298DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#8B3DBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#8B3DBF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3DBF
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3DBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3DBF | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2264BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#835979
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3dbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.198 308.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b178d3',
500: '#8b3dbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3dbf; $custom-light: #b178d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3dbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 61,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 51.587,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52538,
"c": 0.19787,
"h": 308.6
},
"luminance": 0.12588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3DBF
secondary
#A6CA8E
accent
#DB4D86
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83