#8B3DCD#8B3DCD

#8B3DCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.212 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3DCD
RGB	rgb(139, 61, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, 58.27, -61.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 84.50, 313.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.1216 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.212 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.3332, 13.2344, 59.0710)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3DCD #7FCD3D

analogous

#433DCD #8B3DCD #CD3DC7

triadic

#8B3DCD #CD8B3D #3DCD8B

tetradic

#8B3DCD #CD433D #7FCD3D #3DC7CD

square

#8B3DCD #CD433D #7FCD3D #3DC7CD

split-complementary

#8B3DCD #C7CD3D #3DCD43

monochromatic

#4B1D72 #6B2AA3 #8B3DCD #A86EDA #C59EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8B3DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8B3DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3DCD

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3DCD	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.212 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b279dd',
    500: '#8b3dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3dcd;
$custom-light: #b279dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.5,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53545,
    "c": 0.21222,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.13234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3DCD

secondary

#B0D293

accent

#E2468D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3DCD

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

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