#8B49D1#8B49D1

#8B49D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.201 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B49D1
RGB	rgb(139, 73, 209)
HSL	hsl(269, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 65.1%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.44, 53.54, -59.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.44, 80.22, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1084 -0.1697)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.201 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5359, 14.8575, 61.8844)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B49D1 #8FD149

analogous

#494BD1 #8B49D1 #CF49D1

triadic

#8B49D1 #D18B49 #49D18B

tetradic

#8B49D1 #D1494B #8FD149 #49D1CF

square

#8B49D1 #D1494B #8FD149 #49D1CF

split-complementary

#8B49D1 #D1CF49 #4BD149

monochromatic

#4E207F #6C2DB0 #8B49D1 #AA7ADD #C9ABEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#8B49D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#8B49D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B49D1

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B49D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B49D1	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146BCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b49d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 73, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.201 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280e0',
    500: '#8b49d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b49d1;
$custom-light: #b280e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b49d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.118,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55298,
    "c": 0.20136,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B49D1

secondary

#BCD79E

accent

#E34596

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B49D1

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

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