#8B3EBE#8B3EBE
#8B3EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.196 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3EBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 67%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.8%, 67.4%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.23, 54.41, -53.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.23, 76.59, 315.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.59% 0.1224 -0.1525) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.59% 0.196 308.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6625, 12.6523, 50.0062) |
| Luminance | 0.1265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.02
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.81
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.51
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.97
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.33
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3EBE #71BE3E
analogous
#4B3EBE #8B3EBE #BE3EB1
triadic
#8B3EBE #BE8B3E #3EBE8B
tetradic
#8B3EBE #BE4B3E #71BE3E #3EB1BE
square
#8B3EBE #BE4B3E #71BE3E #3EB1BE
split-complementary
#8B3EBE #B1BE3E #3EBE4B
monochromatic
#472062 #692F90 #8B3EBE #A76BCF #C299DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#8B3EBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#8B3EBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3EBE
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3EBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3EBE | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2565BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#835979
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3ebe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.196 308.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b179d2',
500: '#8b3ebe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3ebe; $custom-light: #b179d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3ebe",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.094,
"s": 50.794,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52587,
"c": 0.19555,
"h": 308.8
},
"luminance": 0.12652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3EBE
secondary
#A6C98E
accent
#DA4E86
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83