#8B43CD#8B43CD

#8B43CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.205 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B43CD
RGB	rgb(139, 67, 205)
HSL	hsl(271, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 55.51, -59.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 81.44, 312.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.1153 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.205 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6716, 13.9111, 59.1838)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B43CD #85CD43

analogous

#4643CD #8B43CD #CD43CA

triadic

#8B43CD #CD8B43 #43CD8B

tetradic

#8B43CD #CD4643 #85CD43 #43CACD

square

#8B43CD #CD4643 #85CD43 #43CACD

split-complementary

#8B43CD #CACD43 #43CD46

monochromatic

#4D1F76 #6C2CA7 #8B43CD #A973DA #C7A4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8B43CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8B43CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B43CD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B43CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B43CD	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D68CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b43cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 67, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.205 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cdd',
    500: '#8b43cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b43cd;
$custom-light: #b27cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b43cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.304,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54253,
    "c": 0.20481,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B43CD

secondary

#B5D498

accent

#E14791

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B43CD

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

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