#8B3E95#8B3E95

#8B3E95 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.154 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3E95
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 149)
HSL	hsl(293, 41%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 58%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 58.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 45.70, -33.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 56.65, 323.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.1228 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.154 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7944, 11.1050, 29.6341)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3E95 #48953E

analogous

#603E95 #8B3E95 #953E74

triadic

#8B3E95 #958B3E #3E958B

tetradic

#8B3E95 #95603E #48953E #3E7495

square

#8B3E95 #95603E #48953E #3E7495

split-complementary

#8B3E95 #74953E #3E9560

monochromatic

#3A1A3F #632C6A #8B3E95 #AE57B9 #C382CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8B3E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8B3E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3E95

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3E95	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6193

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.154 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af78b4',
    500: '#8b3e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3e95;
$custom-light: #af78b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.103,
    "s": 41.232,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49998,
    "c": 0.15395,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3E95

secondary

#80B57A

accent

#D15765

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3E95

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