#8B2ED4#8B2ED4

#8B2ED4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.235 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B2ED4
RGB	rgb(139, 46, 212)
HSL	hsl(274, 66%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 78%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.4%, 78.3%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 65.88, -67.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 94.55, 314.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% 0.1335 -0.1933)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.235 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5054, 12.1965, 63.3904)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B2ED4 #77D42E

analogous

#382ED4 #8B2ED4 #D42ECA

triadic

#8B2ED4 #D48B2E #2ED48B

tetradic

#8B2ED4 #D4382E #77D42E #2ECAD4

square

#8B2ED4 #D4382E #77D42E #2ECAD4

split-complementary

#8B2ED4 #CAD42E #2ED438

monochromatic

#491770 #6A22A3 #8B2ED4 #A761DE #C394E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8B2ED4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8B2ED4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B2ED4

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B2ED4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B2ED4	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b2ed4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 46, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.235 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b372e2',
    500: '#8b2ed4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b2ed4;
$custom-light: #b372e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b2ed4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.614,
    "s": 65.873,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52592,
    "c": 0.23492,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B2ED4

secondary

#AAD48A

accent

#E93F8A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B2ED4

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