#8B48CB#8B48CB

#8B48CB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.196 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B48CB
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 64.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 52.60, -57.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 77.73, 312.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.11 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.196 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7419, 14.4356, 58.0239)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B48CB #88CB48

analogous

#4A48CB #8B48CB #CB48CA

triadic

#8B48CB #CB8B48 #48CB8B

tetradic

#8B48CB #CB4A48 #88CB48 #48CACB

square

#8B48CB #CB4A48 #88CB48 #48CACB

split-complementary

#8B48CB #CACB48 #48CB4A

monochromatic

#4D2277 #6C2FA6 #8B48CB #A978D9 #C7A7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8B48CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8B48CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B48CB

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B48CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B48CB	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b48cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.196 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fdc',
    500: '#8b48cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b48cb;
$custom-light: #b17fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b48cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.687,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54746,
    "c": 0.19611,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B48CB

secondary

#B7D39B

accent

#DF4992

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B48CB

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

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