#8B3EDA#8B3EDA
#8B3EDA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.224 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3EDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 72%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.23, 60.85, -66.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.23, 90.41, 312.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.64% 0.1184 -0.1906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.64% 0.224 301.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0219, 13.9961, 67.6993) |
| Luminance | 0.1400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.93
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.80
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.61
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.81
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 5.34
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3EDA #8DDA3E
analogous
#3E3FDA #8B3EDA #D93EDA
triadic
#8B3EDA #DA8B3E #3EDA8B
tetradic
#8B3EDA #DA3E3F #8DDA3E #3EDAD9
square
#8B3EDA #DA3E3F #8DDA3E #3EDAD9
split-complementary
#8B3EDA #DAD93E #3FDA3E
monochromatic
#4E1984 #6C23B8 #8B3EDA #AA71E4 #C9A5EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#8B3EDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#8B3EDA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3EDA
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3EDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3EDA | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A6488
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3eda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.224 301.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37ae6',
500: '#8b3eda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3eda; $custom-light: #b37ae6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3eda",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.615,
"s": 67.826,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54636,
"c": 0.22437,
"h": 301.8
},
"luminance": 0.13996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3EDA
secondary
#BADB99
accent
#EB3D95
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFC
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84