#8B3DC5#8B3DC5

#8B3DC5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.204 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DC5
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 197)
HSL	hsl(274, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 69%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.55, 56.44, -57.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.55, 80.56, 314.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1227 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.204 307)
XYZ	xyz(22.3921, 12.8579, 54.1147)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DC5 #77C53D

analogous

#473DC5 #8B3DC5 #C53DBB

triadic

#8B3DC5 #C58B3D #3DC58B

tetradic

#8B3DC5 #C5473D #77C53D #3DBBC5

square

#8B3DC5 #C5473D #77C53D #3DBBC5

split-complementary

#8B3DC5 #BBC53D #3DC547

monochromatic

#491F68 #6A2D98 #8B3DC5 #A76CD3 #C39BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8B3DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8B3DC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DC5

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DC5	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1565C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.204 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b179d7',
    500: '#8b3dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dc5;
$custom-light: #b179d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.412,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52963,
    "c": 0.20402,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.12858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DC5

secondary

#AACD91

accent

#DD4A89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DC5

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

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