#8B3DE0#8B3DE0
#8B3DE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.232 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3DE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 61, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 72%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 73%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 72.8%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.53, 62.70, -69.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.53, 93.82, 311.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.99% 0.1181 -0.1992) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.99% 0.232 300.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7674, 14.2081, 71.8914) |
| Luminance | 0.1421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.76
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.34
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.40
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.48
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.86
Violet
#8F00FF
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3DE0 #92E03D
analogous
#3D40E0 #8B3DE0 #DD3DE0
triadic
#8B3DE0 #E08B3D #3DE08B
tetradic
#8B3DE0 #E03D40 #92E03D #3DE0DD
square
#8B3DE0 #E03D40 #92E03D #3DE0DD
split-complementary
#8B3DE0 #E0DD3D #40E03D
monochromatic
#4F168C #6C1FC1 #8B3DE0 #AB72E8 #CAA7F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#8B3DE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#8B3DE0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3DE0
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3DE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3DE0 | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0069E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#78668B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3de0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 61, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.232 300.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47aeb',
500: '#8b3de0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3de0; $custom-light: #b47aeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3de0",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 61,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.712,
"s": 72.444,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54992,
"c": 0.2316,
"h": 300.7
},
"luminance": 0.14208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3DE0
secondary
#BEDE9B
accent
#EF3998
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFD
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84