#8B3DC3#8B3DC3

#8B3DC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.202 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DC3
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 68.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 55.99, -56.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 79.57, 314.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.1229 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.202 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.1645, 12.7669, 52.9158)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DC3 #75C33D

analogous

#483DC3 #8B3DC3 #C33DB8

triadic

#8B3DC3 #C38B3D #3DC38B

tetradic

#8B3DC3 #C3483D #75C33D #3DB8C3

square

#8B3DC3 #C3483D #75C33D #3DB8C3

split-complementary

#8B3DC3 #B8C33D #3DC348

monochromatic

#492066 #6A2E95 #8B3DC3 #A76CD1 #C39AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8B3DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8B3DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DC3

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DC3	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A65C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.202 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b178d6',
    500: '#8b3dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dc3;
$custom-light: #b178d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.925,
    "s": 52.756,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52821,
    "c": 0.20197,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DC3

secondary

#A9CC90

accent

#DC4C88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DC3

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

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