#8B3EB5#8B3EB5

#8B3EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.186 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3EB5
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 65.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 52.41, -49.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 72.14, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1231 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.186 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7090, 12.2709, 44.9847)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3EB5 #68B53E

analogous

#503EB5 #8B3EB5 #B53EA3

triadic

#8B3EB5 #B58B3E #3EB58B

tetradic

#8B3EB5 #B5503E #68B53E #3EA3B5

square

#8B3EB5 #B5503E #68B53E #3EA3B5

split-complementary

#8B3EB5 #A3B53E #3EB550

monochromatic

#451F5A #682E87 #8B3EB5 #A766CA #C193DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#8B3EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8B3EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3EB5

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3EB5	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3164B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.186 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b079cc',
    500: '#8b3eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3eb5;
$custom-light: #b079cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 48.971,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51974,
    "c": 0.18628,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3EB5

secondary

#9FC589

accent

#D94F80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3EB5

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

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