#8B48C7#8B48C7

#8B48C7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.192 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B48C7
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 199)
HSL	hsl(272, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 63.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.59, 51.65, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.59, 75.71, 313.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.1103 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.192 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2714, 14.2474, 55.5458)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B48C7 #84C748

analogous

#4C48C7 #8B48C7 #C748C3

triadic

#8B48C7 #C78B48 #48C78B

tetradic

#8B48C7 #C74C48 #84C748 #48C3C7

square

#8B48C7 #C74C48 #84C748 #48C3C7

split-complementary

#8B48C7 #C3C748 #48C74C

monochromatic

#4C2372 #6C31A1 #8B48C7 #A977D5 #C6A6E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8B48C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#8B48C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B48C7

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B48C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B48C7	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276AC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b48c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.192 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fd9',
    500: '#8b48c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b48c7;
$custom-light: #b17fd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b48c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.654,
    "s": 53.138,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5447,
    "c": 0.19172,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B48C7

secondary

#B4D19A

accent

#DD4B90

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B48C7

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

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