#8B3FD8#8B3FD8
#8B3FD8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.221 H 302.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B3FD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 63, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 66%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.6%, 70.8%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.24, 59.94, -65.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.24, 88.94, 312.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.6% 0.1178 -0.1872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.6% 0.221 302.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8167, 14.0018, 66.3476) |
| Luminance | 0.1400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.15
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.70
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.81
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.98
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 5.60
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B3FD8 #8CD83F
analogous
#3F40D8 #8B3FD8 #D83FD8
triadic
#8B3FD8 #D88B3F #3FD88B
tetradic
#8B3FD8 #D83F40 #8CD83F #3FD8D8
square
#8B3FD8 #D83F40 #8CD83F #3FD8D8
split-complementary
#8B3FD8 #D8D83F #40D83F
monochromatic
#4E1A82 #6C25B5 #8B3FD8 #AA72E2 #C8A5ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#8B3FD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#8B3FD8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B3FD8
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B3FD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B3FD8 | 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)
#0067DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7B6488
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b3fd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 63, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.221 302.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37ae5',
500: '#8b3fd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b3fd8; $custom-light: #b37ae5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b3fd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 63,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.804,
"s": 66.234,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54595,
"c": 0.22118,
"h": 302.2
},
"luminance": 0.14002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B3FD8
secondary
#BADA99
accent
#E93F94
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFC
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84