#8B3EAD#8B3EAD

#8B3EAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.178 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3EAD
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 173)
HSL	hsl(282, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 64.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.14, 50.66, -45.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.14, 68.20, 317.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1235 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.178 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9116, 11.9520, 40.7851)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3EAD #60AD3E

analogous

#533EAD #8B3EAD #AD3E97

triadic

#8B3EAD #AD8B3E #3EAD8B

tetradic

#8B3EAD #AD533E #60AD3E #3E97AD

square

#8B3EAD #AD533E #60AD3E #3E97AD

split-complementary

#8B3EAD #97AD3E #3EAD53

monochromatic

#431E53 #672E80 #8B3EAD #A862C7 #C18FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8B3EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8B3EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3EAD

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3EAD	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E5DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3963AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.178 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078c6',
    500: '#8b3ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3ead;
$custom-light: #b078c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.622,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51449,
    "c": 0.17806,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3EAD

secondary

#98C285

accent

#D7517A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3EAD

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

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