#8B49CF#8B49CF

#8B49CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.199 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B49CF
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 207)
HSL	hsl(270, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 64.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 53.06, -58.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 79.21, 312.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1086 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.199 303)
XYZ	xyz(24.2899, 14.7591, 60.5885)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B49CF #8DCF49

analogous

#494ACF #8B49CF #CE49CF

triadic

#8B49CF #CF8B49 #49CF8B

tetradic

#8B49CF #CF494A #8DCF49 #49CFCE

square

#8B49CF #CF494A #8DCF49 #49CFCE

split-complementary

#8B49CF #CFCE49 #4ACF49

monochromatic

#4E217D #6C2EAD #8B49CF #AA79DC #C9AAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#8B49CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8B49CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B49CF

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B49CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B49CF	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#196BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b49cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.199 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280de',
    500: '#8b49cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b49cf;
$custom-light: #b280de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b49cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.552,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55157,
    "c": 0.19916,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.14759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B49CF

secondary

#BAD69E

accent

#E14695

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B49CF

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

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