#8B3EC0#8B3EC0
#8B3EC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.198 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3EC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 67.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.37, 54.86, -54.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.37, 77.58, 315.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.73% 0.1222 -0.1553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.73% 0.198 308.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8826, 12.7403, 51.1653) |
| Luminance | 0.1274 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.89
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.04
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.24
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.86
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.44
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3EC0 #73C03E
analogous
#4A3EC0 #8B3EC0 #C03EB4
triadic
#8B3EC0 #C08B3E #3EC08B
tetradic
#8B3EC0 #C04A3E #73C03E #3EB4C0
square
#8B3EC0 #C04A3E #73C03E #3EB4C0
split-complementary
#8B3EC0 #B4C03E #3EC04A
monochromatic
#482063 #6A2F92 #8B3EC0 #A76CCF #C39ADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#8B3EC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#8B3EC0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3EC0
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3EC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3EC0 | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2265BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#835A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3ec0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.198 308.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b179d4',
500: '#8b3ec0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3ec0; $custom-light: #b179d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3ec0",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.538,
"s": 51.181,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52727,
"c": 0.19761,
"h": 308.2
},
"luminance": 0.1274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3EC0
secondary
#A7CA8F
accent
#DB4D87
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83