#8B48BA#8B48BA

#8B48BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.177 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B48BA
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 186)
HSL	hsl(275, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 61.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.75, 48.62, -49.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.75, 69.11, 314.71°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.1109 -0.1385)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.177 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8260, 13.6692, 47.9335)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B48BA #77BA48

analogous

#5248BA #8B48BA #BA48B0

triadic

#8B48BA #BA8B48 #48BA8B

tetradic

#8B48BA #BA5248 #77BA48 #48B0BA

square

#8B48BA #BA5248 #77BA48 #48B0BA

split-complementary

#8B48BA #B0BA48 #48BA52

monochromatic

#492562 #6A368F #8B48BA #A774CB #C3A1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8B48BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8B48BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B48BA

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B48BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B48BA	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1465BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3768B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b48ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.177 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fcf',
    500: '#8b48ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b48ba;
$custom-light: #b07fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b48ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.263,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53602,
    "c": 0.17744,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B48BA

secondary

#AAC896

accent

#D55388

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B48BA

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

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