#8B48CE#8B48CE

#8B48CE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.199 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B48CE
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 206)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 65%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 53.32, -58.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 79.25, 312.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.1098 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.199 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1028, 14.5800, 59.9250)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B48CE #8BCE48

analogous

#4848CE #8B48CE #CE48CE

triadic

#8B48CE #CE8B48 #48CE8B

tetradic

#8B48CE #CE4848 #8BCE48 #48CECE

square

#8B48CE #CE4848 #8BCE48 #48CECE

split-complementary

#8B48CE #CECE48 #48CE48

monochromatic

#4E217B #6C2EAB #8B48CE #AA78DB #C8A9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#8B48CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#8B48CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B48CE

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B48CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B48CE	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b48ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.199 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27fde',
    500: '#8b48ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b48ce;
$custom-light: #b27fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b48ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 57.759,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54956,
    "c": 0.19939,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B48CE

secondary

#B9D59D

accent

#E14794

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B48CE

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

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