#8B41BB#8B41BB
#8B41BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.188 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B41BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 65, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.7%, 65.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.55, 52.31, -51.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.55, 73.51, 315.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.75% 0.1192 -0.1459) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.75% 0.188 309.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5056, 12.8578, 48.3530) |
| Luminance | 0.1286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.40
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.51
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.77
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.20
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.68
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B41BB #71BB41
analogous
#4E41BB #8B41BB #BB41AE
triadic
#8B41BB #BB8B41 #41BB8B
tetradic
#8B41BB #BB4E41 #71BB41 #41AEBB
square
#8B41BB #BB4E41 #71BB41 #41AEBB
split-complementary
#8B41BB #AEBB41 #41BB4E
monochromatic
#472160 #69318E #8B41BB #A76DCC #C29ADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.88
#8B41BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#8B41BB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B41BB
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B41BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B41BB | 1.00 | 5.88 | 3.57 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E65B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#845A78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b41bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 65, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.188 309.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b17ad0',
500: '#8b41bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b41bb; $custom-light: #b17ad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b41bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 65,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.393,
"s": 48.413,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52749,
"c": 0.18841,
"h": 309.3
},
"luminance": 0.12857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B41BB
secondary
#A6C890
accent
#D85085
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EEF9
border
#D0C9D2
text
#110A14
muted
#807C82