#8B49AF#8B49AF

#8B49AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.164 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B49AF
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 175)
HSL	hsl(279, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 58.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 45.61, -43.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 62.96, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1096 -0.1218)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.164 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.7665, 13.3497, 42.0319)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B49AF #6DAF49

analogous

#5849AF #8B49AF #AF49A0

triadic

#8B49AF #AF8B49 #49AF8B

tetradic

#8B49AF #AF5849 #6DAF49 #49A0AF

square

#8B49AF #AF5849 #6DAF49 #49A0AF

split-complementary

#8B49AF #A0AF49 #49AF58

monochromatic

#462559 #693784 #8B49AF #A771C4 #C29CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8B49AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8B49AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B49AF

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B49AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B49AF	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2863B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b49af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.164 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fc7',
    500: '#8b49af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b49af;
$custom-light: #b07fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b49af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53047,
    "c": 0.16383,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.13349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B49AF

secondary

#A3C291

accent

#D15782

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B49AF

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

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