#8B3EBF#8B3EBF
#8B3EBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.197 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3EBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.2%, 67.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.30, 54.63, -54.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.30, 77.08, 315.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.66% 0.1223 -0.1539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.66% 0.197 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7721, 12.6962, 50.5838) |
| Luminance | 0.1270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.95
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.92
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.37
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.91
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.38
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3EBF #72BF3E
analogous
#4B3EBF #8B3EBF #BF3EB3
triadic
#8B3EBF #BF8B3E #3EBF8B
tetradic
#8B3EBF #BF4B3E #72BF3E #3EB3BF
square
#8B3EBF #BF4B3E #72BF3E #3EB3BF
split-complementary
#8B3EBF #B3BF3E #3EBF4B
monochromatic
#482063 #692F91 #8B3EBF #A76BCF #C299DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#8B3EBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#8B3EBF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3EBF
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3EBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3EBF | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2465BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#835A79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3ebf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.197 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b179d3',
500: '#8b3ebf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3ebf; $custom-light: #b179d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3ebf",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.814,
"s": 50.988,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52657,
"c": 0.19658,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.12696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3EBF
secondary
#A7CA8F
accent
#DA4D86
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83