#8B45BE#8B45BE

#8B45BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.186 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B45BE
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 190)
HSL	hsl(275, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 64%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 63.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 51.05, -51.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 72.83, 314.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1144 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.186 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0679, 13.4632, 50.1413)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B45BE #78BE45

analogous

#4E45BE #8B45BE #BE45B4

triadic

#8B45BE #BE8B45 #45BE8B

tetradic

#8B45BE #BE4E45 #78BE45 #45B4BE

square

#8B45BE #BE4E45 #78BE45 #45B4BE

split-complementary

#8B45BE #B4BE45 #45BE4E

monochromatic

#492365 #6A3393 #8B45BE #A772CE #C4A0DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8B45BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8B45BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B45BE

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B45BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B45BE	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F67BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b45be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.186 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17dd2',
    500: '#8b45be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b45be;
$custom-light: #b17dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b45be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.711,
    "s": 48.207,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53464,
    "c": 0.18608,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B45BE

secondary

#ABCA95

accent

#D85089

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B45BE

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

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