#8B3DD2#8B3DD2
#8B3DD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.217 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3DD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 61, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 62%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 71%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.8%, 71%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.48, 59.43, -63.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.48, 86.96, 313.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.92% 0.1208 -0.1807) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.92% 0.217 303.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9464, 13.4796, 62.3005) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.03
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.15
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.80
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.37
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.55
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3DD2 #84D23D
analogous
#403DD2 #8B3DD2 #D23DCF
triadic
#8B3DD2 #D28B3D #3DD28B
tetradic
#8B3DD2 #D2403D #84D23D #3DCFD2
square
#8B3DD2 #D2403D #84D23D #3DCFD2
split-complementary
#8B3DD2 #CFD23D #3DD240
monochromatic
#4C1C79 #6C28AA #8B3DD2 #A96FDE #C6A0E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#8B3DD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#8B3DD2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3DD2
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3DD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3DD2 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0065D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0067CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D6184
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3dd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.217 303.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b279e1',
500: '#8b3dd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3dd2; $custom-light: #b279e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3dd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 61,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.409,
"s": 62.343,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53918,
"c": 0.21733,
"h": 303.8
},
"luminance": 0.1348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3DD2
secondary
#B4D695
accent
#E54290
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120915
muted
#817B83