#8B3EE3#8B3EE3
#8B3EE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.234 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3EE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 62, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 75%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.91, 62.98, -70.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.91, 94.81, 311.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.34% 0.1166 -0.2024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.34% 0.234 300) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2318, 14.4800, 74.0711) |
| Luminance | 0.1448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.04
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.46
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.58
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.74
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.86
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3EE3 #96E33E
analogous
#3E44E3 #8B3EE3 #DE3EE3
triadic
#8B3EE3 #E38B3E #3EE38B
tetradic
#8B3EE3 #E33E44 #96E33E #3EE3DE
square
#8B3EE3 #E33E44 #96E33E #3EE3DE
split-complementary
#8B3EE3 #E3DE3E #44E33E
monochromatic
#4F1591 #6C1DC7 #8B3EE3 #AB73EB #CBA9F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#8B3EE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#8B3EE3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3EE3
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3EE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3EE3 | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.90 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0069E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77688D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3ee3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 62, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.234 300.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b47aed',
500: '#8b3ee3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3ee3; $custom-light: #b47aed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3ee3",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 62,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268,
"s": 74.661,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55335,
"c": 0.23358,
"h": 300
},
"luminance": 0.1448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3EE3
secondary
#C1E09D
accent
#F1379A
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFD
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84