#8B41DB#8B41DB

#8B41DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.222 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B41DB
RGB	rgb(139, 65, 219)
HSL	hsl(269, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.5%, 70.3%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 59.75, -66.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 89.43, 311.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.1154 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.222 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3208, 14.3839, 68.4465)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B41DB #91DB41

analogous

#4144DB #8B41DB #D841DB

triadic

#8B41DB #DB8B41 #41DB8B

tetradic

#8B41DB #DB4144 #91DB41 #41DBD8

square

#8B41DB #DB4144 #91DB41 #41DBD8

split-complementary

#8B41DB #DBD841 #44DB41

monochromatic

#4F1A88 #6C23BB #8B41DB #AA74E5 #CAA8EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8B41DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8B41DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B41DB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B41DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B41DB	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b41db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 65, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.222 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37be7',
    500: '#8b41db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b41db;
$custom-light: #b37be7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b41db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.831,
    "s": 68.142,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5505,
    "c": 0.22198,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B41DB

secondary

#BDDC9C

accent

#EB3D97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B41DB

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

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