#8B49BF#8B49BF

#8B49BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.181 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B49BF
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 61.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 49.27, -51.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 71.08, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.1095 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.182 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4320, 14.0159, 50.8037)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B49BF #7DBF49

analogous

#5049BF #8B49BF #BF49B8

triadic

#8B49BF #BF8B49 #49BF8B

tetradic

#8B49BF #BF5049 #7DBF49 #49B8BF

square

#8B49BF #BF5049 #7DBF49 #49B8BF

split-complementary

#8B49BF #B8BF49 #49BF50

monochromatic

#4B2569 #6B3596 #8B49BF #A876CF #C5A4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#8B49BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8B49BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B49BF

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B49BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B49BF	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0966C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3369BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b49bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.181 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07fd3',
    500: '#8b49bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b49bf;
$custom-light: #b07fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b49bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.559,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54066,
    "c": 0.1815,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B49BF

secondary

#AFCC98

accent

#D8508C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B49BF

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

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