#8B3EC4#8B3EC4

#8B3EC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.202 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3EC4
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 196)
HSL	hsl(274, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 68.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 55.76, -56.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 79.56, 314.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1218 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.202 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3318, 12.9200, 53.5312)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3EC4 #77C43E

analogous

#483EC4 #8B3EC4 #C43EBA

triadic

#8B3EC4 #C48B3E #3EC48B

tetradic

#8B3EC4 #C4483E #77C43E #3EBAC4

square

#8B3EC4 #C4483E #77C43E #3EBAC4

split-complementary

#8B3EC4 #BAC43E #3EC448

monochromatic

#492068 #6A2E97 #8B3EC4 #A76DD2 #C39CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8B3EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8B3EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3EC4

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3EC4	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A65C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.202 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b179d7',
    500: '#8b3ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3ec4;
$custom-light: #b179d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.478,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53009,
    "c": 0.20174,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3EC4

secondary

#AACD91

accent

#DD4B89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3EC4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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