#8B45CB#8B45CB

#8B45CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.200 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B45CB
RGB	rgb(139, 69, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 66%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 66%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.31, 54.08, -58.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.31, 79.37, 312.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.1134 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.2 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5527, 14.0571, 57.9608)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B45CB #85CB45

analogous

#4845CB #8B45CB #CB45C8

triadic

#8B45CB #CB8B45 #45CB8B

tetradic

#8B45CB #CB4845 #85CB45 #45C8CB

square

#8B45CB #CB4845 #85CB45 #45C8CB

split-complementary

#8B45CB #C8CB45 #45CB48

monochromatic

#4D2175 #6C2EA5 #8B45CB #A975D8 #C7A5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#8B45CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#8B45CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B45CB

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B45CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B45CB	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1969C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b45cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 69, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.200 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ddc',
    500: '#8b45cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b45cb;
$custom-light: #b17ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b45cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.343,
    "s": 56.303,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5436,
    "c": 0.20009,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B45CB

secondary

#B5D399

accent

#E04891

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B45CB

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

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