#8B3EBC#8B3EBC
#8B3EBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.193 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3EBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 67%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.1%, 67%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.10, 53.96, -52.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.10, 75.60, 315.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.45% 0.1226 -0.1497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.45% 0.193 309.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4454, 12.5655, 48.8628) |
| Luminance | 0.1257 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.18
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.59
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.79
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.09
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.22
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3EBC #6FBC3E
analogous
#4C3EBC #8B3EBC #BC3EAE
triadic
#8B3EBC #BC8B3E #3EBC8B
tetradic
#8B3EBC #BC4C3E #6FBC3E #3EAEBC
square
#8B3EBC #BC4C3E #6FBC3E #3EAEBC
split-complementary
#8B3EBC #AEBC3E #3EBC4C
monochromatic
#472060 #692F8E #8B3EBC #A76ACE #C298DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#8B3EBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#8B3EBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3EBC
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3EBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3EBC | 1.00 | 5.98 | 3.51 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2864B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#845978
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3ebc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.193 309.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b179d1',
500: '#8b3ebc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3ebc; $custom-light: #b179d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3ebc",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.667,
"s": 50.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52449,
"c": 0.19348,
"h": 309.3
},
"luminance": 0.12565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3EBC
secondary
#A4C98D
accent
#DA4E84
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EEF9
border
#D0C9D2
text
#110914
muted
#807B82