#8B45BD#8B45BD

#8B45BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.185 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B45BD
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 189)
HSL	hsl(275, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 63.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 50.82, -51.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 72.32, 314.64°)
OKLab	oklab(53.4% 0.1144 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(53.4% 0.185 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9590, 13.4197, 49.5677)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B45BD #77BD45

analogous

#4F45BD #8B45BD #BD45B3

triadic

#8B45BD #BD8B45 #45BD8B

tetradic

#8B45BD #BD4F45 #77BD45 #45B3BD

square

#8B45BD #BD4F45 #77BD45 #45B3BD

split-complementary

#8B45BD #B3BD45 #45BD4F

monochromatic

#492464 #6A3491 #8B45BD #A772CD #C39FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8B45BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8B45BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B45BD

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B45BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B45BD	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3067BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b45bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.185 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17dd1',
    500: '#8b45bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b45bd;
$custom-light: #b17dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b45bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53397,
    "c": 0.185,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B45BD

secondary

#AACA94

accent

#D75189

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B45BD

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

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