#8B3EDD#8B3EDD

#8B3EDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.227 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B3EDD
RGB	rgb(139, 62, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 71.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 61.56, -68.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 91.88, 312.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1178 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.227 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4181, 14.1545, 69.7856)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B3EDD #90DD3E

analogous

#3E40DD #8B3EDD #DB3EDD

triadic

#8B3EDD #DD8B3E #3EDD8B

tetradic

#8B3EDD #DD3E40 #90DD3E #3EDDDB

square

#8B3EDD #DD3E40 #90DD3E #3EDDDB

split-complementary

#8B3EDD #DDDB3E #40DD3E

monochromatic

#4F1889 #6C21BD #8B3EDD #AA72E6 #CAA6EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#8B3EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8B3EDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B3EDD

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B3EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B3EDD	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b3edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.227 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ae9',
    500: '#8b3edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b3edd;
$custom-light: #b37ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b3edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.057,
    "s": 70.044,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54867,
    "c": 0.22745,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B3EDD

secondary

#BCDD9A

accent

#ED3B97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B3EDD

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

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