#8B3EB2#8B3EB2

#8B3EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.183 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3EB2
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 178)
HSL	hsl(280, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 65.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 51.75, -48.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 70.66, 317.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1233 -0.1355)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.183 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4045, 12.1491, 43.3810)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3EB2 #65B23E

analogous

#513EB2 #8B3EB2 #B23E9F

triadic

#8B3EB2 #B28B3E #3EB28B

tetradic

#8B3EB2 #B2513E #65B23E #3E9FB2

square

#8B3EB2 #B2513E #65B23E #3E9FB2

split-complementary

#8B3EB2 #9FB23E #3EB251

monochromatic

#441E57 #682E85 #8B3EB2 #A764C9 #C192D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8B3EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8B3EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3EB2

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3EB2	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3463AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.183 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078ca',
    500: '#8b3eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3eb2;
$custom-light: #b078ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.828,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51775,
    "c": 0.18319,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3EB2

secondary

#9CC488

accent

#D8507E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3EB2

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

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