#8B3EC2#8B3EC2
#8B3EC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.200 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 68%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.51, 55.31, -55.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.51, 78.57, 314.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.87% 0.122 -0.1581) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.87% 0.2 307.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1057, 12.8296, 52.3403) |
| Luminance | 0.1283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.78
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.28
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.97
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.78
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.26
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3EC2 #75C23E
analogous
#493EC2 #8B3EC2 #C23EB7
triadic
#8B3EC2 #C28B3E #3EC28B
tetradic
#8B3EC2 #C2493E #75C23E #3EB7C2
square
#8B3EC2 #C2493E #75C23E #3EB7C2
split-complementary
#8B3EC2 #B7C23E #3EC249
monochromatic
#492066 #6A2F94 #8B3EC2 #A76DD1 #C39BDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.89
#8B3EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#8B3EC2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3EC2
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3EC2 | 1.00 | 5.89 | 3.57 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1E65BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#825B7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.200 307.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b179d5',
500: '#8b3ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3ec2; $custom-light: #b179d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52867,
"c": 0.19968,
"h": 307.7
},
"luminance": 0.12829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3EC2
secondary
#A9CB90
accent
#DB4C88
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83