#8B3DCB#8B3DCB

#8B3DCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.210 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DCB
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 70%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 57.81, -60.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 83.52, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% 0.1219 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.21 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0933, 13.1384, 57.8077)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DCB #7DCB3D

analogous

#443DCB #8B3DCB #CB3DC4

triadic

#8B3DCB #CB8B3D #3DCB8B

tetradic

#8B3DCB #CB443D #7DCB3D #3DC4CB

square

#8B3DCB #CB443D #7DCB3D #3DC4CB

split-complementary

#8B3DCB #C4CB3D #3DCB44

monochromatic

#4B1E70 #6B2BA0 #8B3DCB #A86DD8 #C59EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#8B3DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#8B3DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DCB

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DCB	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.210 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b279dc',
    500: '#8b3dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dcb;
$custom-light: #b279dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.958,
    "s": 57.724,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53398,
    "c": 0.21017,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DCB

secondary

#AFD193

accent

#E1478C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DCB

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

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