#8B3DC7#8B3DC7

#8B3DC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.206 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DC7
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 199)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 69.3%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.69, 56.90, -58.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.69, 81.54, 314.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1224 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.206 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6228, 12.9502, 55.3296)
Luminance	0.1295 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DC7 #79C73D

analogous

#463DC7 #8B3DC7 #C73DBE

triadic

#8B3DC7 #C78B3D #3DC78B

tetradic

#8B3DC7 #C7463D #79C73D #3DBEC7

square

#8B3DC7 #C7463D #79C73D #3DBEC7

split-complementary

#8B3DC7 #BEC73D #3DC746

monochromatic

#4A1F6B #6B2D9A #8B3DC7 #A76CD5 #C49CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8B3DC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8B3DC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DC7

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DC7	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F65C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.206 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b279d9',
    500: '#8b3dc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dc7;
$custom-light: #b279d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.913,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53107,
    "c": 0.20607,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DC7

secondary

#ACCE91

accent

#DF498A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DC7

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

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