#8B48D5#8B48D5
#8B48D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.207 H 301.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B48D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 72, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 63%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 66%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.7%, 66.2%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.53, 55.00, -61.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.53, 82.79, 311.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.46% 0.1091 -0.176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.46% 0.207 301.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9722, 14.9277, 64.5036) |
| Luminance | 0.1493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.28
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.64
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.93
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.92
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.24
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B48D5 #92D548
analogous
#484BD5 #8B48D5 #D248D5
triadic
#8B48D5 #D58B48 #48D58B
tetradic
#8B48D5 #D5484B #92D548 #48D5D2
square
#8B48D5 #D5484B #92D548 #48D5D2
split-complementary
#8B48D5 #D5D248 #4BD548
monochromatic
#4F1E84 #6C2AB6 #8B48D5 #AB7AE0 #CAACEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#8B48D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#8B48D5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B48D5
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B48D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B48D5 | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.99 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BD9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006BD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C6889
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b48d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.207 301.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b27fe3',
500: '#8b48d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b48d5; $custom-light: #b27fe3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b48d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 72,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 268.511,
"s": 62.667,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55455,
"c": 0.20704,
"h": 301.8
},
"luminance": 0.14928
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B48D5
secondary
#BEDA9F
accent
#E64298
background
#FBF8FE
surface
#F6EFFC
border
#D0CAD5
text
#110A15
muted
#807C84