#8B48EB#8B48EB

#8B48EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.231 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B48EB
RGB	rgb(139, 72, 235)
HSL	hsl(265, 80%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(265, 69%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 69.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 60.39, -71.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 93.81, 310.07°)
OKLab	oklab(57.1% 0.1059 -0.2051)
OKLCH	oklch(57.1% 0.231 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.9563, 16.1214, 80.2200)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B48EB #A8EB48

analogous

#4856EB #8B48EB #DD48EB

triadic

#8B48EB #EB8B48 #48EB8B

tetradic

#8B48EB #EB4856 #A8EB48 #48EBDD

square

#8B48EB #EB4856 #A8EB48 #48EBDD

split-complementary

#8B48EB #EBDD48 #56EB48

monochromatic

#4F12A6 #6918DE #8B48EB #AE7FF1 #D1B6F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#8B48EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#8B48EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B48EB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B48EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B48EB	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737095

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b48eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 72, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.231 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b480f2',
    500: '#8b48eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b48eb;
$custom-light: #b480f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b48eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.663,
    "s": 80.296,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57099,
    "c": 0.23084,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B48EB

secondary

#CDE7A8

accent

#DD0986

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B48EB

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

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